2 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index f0dc17837..b433ca343 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void DolphinView::markUrlAsCurrent(const QUrl &url)
     m_scrollToCurrentItem = true;
 }
 
-void DolphinView::selectItems(const QRegExp& pattern, bool enabled)
+void DolphinView::selectItems(const QRegularExpression &regexp, bool enabled)
 {
     const KItemListSelectionManager::SelectionMode mode = enabled
                                                         ? KItemListSelectionManager::Select
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void DolphinView::selectItems(const QRegExp& pattern, bool enabled)
 
     for (int index = 0; index < m_model->count(); index++) {
         const KFileItem item = m_model->fileItem(index);
-        if (pattern.exactMatch(item.text())) {
+        if (regexp.match(item.text()).hasMatch()) {
             // An alternative approach would be to store the matching items in a KItemSet and
             // select them in one go after the loop, but we'd need a new function
             // KItemListSelectionManager::setSelected(KItemSet, SelectionMode mode)
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.h b/src/views/dolphinview.h
index 83c5f92a4..ca0f62b23 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ToolTipManager;
 class VersionControlObserver;
 class ViewProperties;
 class QGraphicsSceneDragDropEvent;
-class QRegExp;
+class QRegularExpression;
 
 /**
  * @short Represents a view for the directory content.
@@ -183,10 +183,16 @@ public:
     void markUrlAsCurrent(const QUrl& url);
 
     /**
-     * All items that match to the pattern \a pattern will get selected
-     * if \a enabled is true and deselected if  \a enabled is false.
+     * All items that match the regular expression \a regexp will get selected
+     * if \a enabled is true and deselected if \a enabled is false.
+     *
+     * Note that to match the whole string the pattern should be anchored:
+     * - you can anchor the pattern with QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern()
+     * - if you use QRegularExpresssion::wildcardToRegularExpression(), don't use
+     *   QRegularExpression::anchoredPattern() as the former already returns an
+     *   anchored pattern
      */
-    void selectItems(const QRegExp& pattern, bool enabled);
+    void selectItems(const QRegularExpression &regexp, bool enabled);
 
     /**
      * Sets the zoom level to \a level. It is assured that the used