# Looking for strings between { }

**URL:** <https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817 "2021-08-17T12:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![JC17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@JC17](https://forum.xbench.net/u/JC17)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817/1 "2021-08-17T12:30:38Z")

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Hello,  
I am having difficulty creating a search for terms between { }. When selecting Word wildcard it throws an error both for “”{"_"}"" and "{_}".

Also, is there a detailed list for this type of search with examples, the one in the doc is a bit short, and does not always have examples?

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**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817/2 "2021-08-17T13:13:16Z")

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I would use the following search to find terms between {}.

Source: `\{[^\}]+\}`  
Search mode: Regular Expressions

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**Author:** ![JC17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@JC17](https://forum.xbench.net/u/JC17)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817/3 "2021-08-17T13:58:11Z")

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Thanks, it works in the search field, but how could I use it into the checklist manager?  
I.e. I need to find strings that have text between {} in the target, but not into the source.

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**Author:** ![omartin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.xbench.net/omartin/32/82_2.png) [@omartin](https://forum.xbench.net/u/omartin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.xbench.net/t/looking-for-strings-between/817/4 "2021-08-17T14:11:00Z")

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To find segments that contains text between {} in target, but not in source, you should use this other search:

Source: `-"\{[^\}]+\}"`  
Target: `"\{[^\}]+\}"`  
Search mode: Regular Expressions  
PowerSearch: On