Eclipse, regular expression search and replace

Question

In eclipse, is it possible to use the matched search string as part of the replace string when performing a regular expression search and replace?

Basically, I want

Answer 1

Yes, "( )" captures a group. you can use it again with $i where i is the i'th capture group.

So:

search: (\w+\.someMethod\(\))

replace: ((TypeName)$1)

Hint: CTRL + Space in the textboxes gives you all kinds of suggestions for regular expression writing.