In Eclipse 3.3.2, I would like to replace a character (say ',') by a new line in a file. What should I write in the "Replace with" box in order to do so ?
EDIT : Many answers seems to be for Eclipse 3.4. Is there a solution for Eclipse 3.3.X ?
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A:
Check box 'Regular Expressions' and use '\R' in the 'Replace with' box
It's a new feature introduced with Eclipse 3.4, See What's New in 3.4
David Pierre
2008-10-01 08:35:18
doesn't seem to work (I've got 'R' instead of commas)
paulgreg
2008-10-01 08:37:18
It does work for me with Eclipse 3.4
David Pierre
2008-10-01 08:41:47
Check if Eclipse value assistance in the Replace with box offers you \R as a possibility, if it doesn't your Eclipse version doesn't handle it
David Pierre
2008-10-01 08:43:50
I'm on version 3.3.2 and, the assistance doesn't show me that value.
paulgreg
2008-10-01 08:44:58
A:
I've just found an article about that problem. It seems to be a bug.
There's a workaround which is to copy a new line in clipboard and then paste it inside the "replace" box.
paulgreg
2008-10-01 08:40:25
You'll have to select the "new line character" by clicking on the last character's line and move the mouse before the first character on the next line. I indeed select something but I'm not able to paste it in the replace box.
paulgreg
2008-10-01 09:07:16
Managed to paste using right click menu, but the replace won't insert newlines.
David Pierre
2008-10-01 09:12:00