I think the problem is that the {2} calling for a repetition of the previous
pattern is outside the parentheses which signal the capture. You can use a
non-capturing group (?: ) to group patterns without creating another capture.
And then wrap the entire new expression with the repetition in parentheses so
its entirety becomes the first capture.
((?:\d{3}[-.]){2})(\d{4})
Hope this helps,
[fletcher]
> On Mar 1, 2020, at 4:28 AM, 'anotherhoward' via BBEdit Talk
> <bbedit@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> In the Pattern Playground, I am running this pattern -> (\d{3}[-.]){2}(\d{4})
> with the data shown below.
>
> Here is my input data:
> 123.179-9876
> 123.456-9876
> 123-456-9870
> 126-456-987
> 1257-456--0
> 123-456
> 123450000
>
> Three capture groups are shown in the Capture groups box.
> <Screen Shot 2020-03-01 at 7.17.44 AM.png>
>
>
>
> In Capture group 1, I expected the result to be at least `123.` followed by
> '.179-`, not just `179-`.
>
>
>
> Why is only `179-` displaying?
>
>
>
> My Replace pattern is `\0`.
>
>
>
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