Why does \ p {Lu} match lowercase letters?

Question

Lu

should represent Letter, Uppercase

, however i am getting unexpected results

PS > 'Hello World' -replace '\p{Lu}', 'Z'
ZZZZZ ZZZZZ

As you can see, it Lu

replaces the upper and lower characters.

& sect; Regular Expression Category

& sect; Supported categories

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Steven penny 28 nov. 14 at 17:22

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Tim Pietzcker · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-28T17:26:28+0000

Use -creplace

. -replace

case insensitive :

PS > 'Hello World' -creplace '\p{Lu}', 'Z'
Zello Zorld