RegExp substring replace does not work for new Global Search&Replace

[nsgundy]

• VSCode Version: 1.3.0
• OS Version: Win10

Steps to Reproduce:
File contents:

let fs = require('fs');

1. Start Global Search&Replace CTRL+SHIFT+H
2. For the search term use let\s+(\w+)\s*=\s*require\s*\(\s*['"]([\w\.\-/]+)\s*['"]\s*\)\s*;
3. For the replace term use import * as $1 from '$2';

Issue:

When replacing, the file looks like this:

import * as $1 from '$2';

Expected

import * as fs from 'fs';

Note: This works using Local Search&Replace (CTRL+H).

[sandy081]

Replace text does not yet support taking groups arguments from search text. But I agree this is a parity issue with local find. Will try to get this soon. Thanks

[sandy081]

FYI @egamma Pushed this and will be available in tomorrow's insiders build.

[iFwu]

I hope the replace term $& can be supported, which is just the word it matches. I know I can do this by grouping the search word with brackets(like ([^\s])), and make the replace term like $1, but it's more troublesome. Thanks. @sandy081