// <syntaxhighlight lang=javascript>
// Adds a "Replace" tab which pops up two prompt boxes; one for a regexp and one for a replacement
function wpTextboxMassReplace()
{
var s = prompt("Search regexp:");
var txt = document.editform.wpTextbox1;
while (true) {
if (!s) return;
var s_r = new RegExp(s, "m");
if (s_r.test(txt.value)) {
var r = prompt("Replace /"+s+"/ with:");
r = r.replace(/\\n/g,"\n"); // unescape newlines
if (!r && r !== '') return;
var count = prompt( "How many times do you want to run the regexp?" )
if (!count && count !== '') return;
for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
txt.value = txt.value.replace(s_r, r);
}
return;
}
else {
var s_0 = s;
s = prompt("/" + s_0 + "/ did not match anything. You may enter a new regexp:");
}
}
}
addOnloadHook(function () {
if (document.forms.editform) {
mw.util.addPortletLink('p-cactions', 'javascript:wpTextboxMassReplace()', 'Replace-mass', 'ca-massreplace',
'Regexp replace for the edit window', 'R', document.getElementById('ca-history'));
}
});
// </syntaxhighlight>
//
// [[:Category:Wikipedia scripts]]