Be more explicit with matching \uXXXX and \xYY replacement patterns.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/modules/textadept/find.lua b/modules/textadept/find.lua
index 4657b0c8..0757a013 100644
--- a/modules/textadept/find.lua
+++ b/modules/textadept/find.lua
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ end
 local function replace(rtext)
   if buffer.selection_empty then return end
   if M.in_files then M.in_files = false end
-  rtext = rtext:gsub('\\[ux](%x+)', function(codepoint)
-    return utf8.char(tonumber(codepoint, 16)) -- interpret \uXXXX or \xYY
-  end)
+  rtext = rtext:gsub('\\u(%x%x%x%x)', function(code)
+    return utf8.char(tonumber(code, 16))
+  end):gsub('\\x(%x%x)', function(c) return string.char(tonumber(c, 16)) end)
   buffer:target_from_selection()
   buffer[not M.regex and 'replace_target' or 'replace_target_re'](buffer, rtext)
   buffer:set_sel(buffer.target_start, buffer.target_end)