Editor which highlighs closing html/xml tag for a tag?

Question

I am inspecting a huge html file with many levels of nested div tags. I am looking for an editor which clearly tells me where the closing tag is located when I select a tag. In Visual studio the way it works it highlights it but I still can't find it! In Notepad++, it creates vertical lines but with so many lines my eyes get crossed!

So I am looking for a better way. An editor which creates a single vertical line or it displays the line number for the closing tag or something visually works perfectly.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

If your editor supports both code folding and line numbers, you could fold that tag and see the line number near the closing tag.

Answer 2

You can use HTMLTidy if you want to autocorrect the missing closing tags, also there is a Firefox plugin which will show you where the error is.

Answer 3

In Notepad++ I use the reindent XML tool under the TextFX menu to clean up the XML (if necessary):

TextFX --> TextFX HTML Tidy --> Tidy:Reindent XML

Sometimes it throws in some strange carriage returns but it does help a lot.

Then I use the collapse X level tool for easy viewing, here:

View -> Colapse Level -> X

Pick a level that separates the major chunks of data in your XML and you'll have a lot less trouble reading and editing.