Right Justifying Paragraphs
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In fact this is how I format my columns to separate different fields like a table does.
Before:
public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
After:
public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
Once I figure out “align by space” I will create keyboard shortcuts for it since Notepad++ generously allows that.
Thanks.
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PeterJones understood what i said! Instead of complaining he showed me how to do it, which I appreciate.
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To line up by a space, you would copy a space into the clipboard, then use TextFX > Edit > Line up … by (Clipboard Character). Oh, that seems to not work… and wouldn’t probably align things right anyway.
You might want to do a multi-step process:
- RegEx FIND=
(?=\w+ = \d+;)
, REPLACE=|
(space, vertical bar) - Copy Vertical bar charcter
- Line up by clipbboard character
- RegEx FIND=
\|
, REPLACE= - Line up by
=
In your example data, it madeSECS_TO_START= 10
, which might not be what you want, so: - RegEx FIND=
=
(just equal sign), REPLACE==
(space then equal sign)
- RegEx FIND=
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If it is just about how the visual aspect, maybe you want to try https://github.com/dail8859/ElasticTabstops (further explanation here http://nickgravgaard.com/elastic-tabstops/)
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Seems like you are an “extreme aligner”… ;-)
I wrote a VBScript that does the job. To get it to work you need to install the Pork2Sausage plugin of @donho and two tiny companion scripts.
This is the VBScript, save it as
CodeAlign.vbs
:Option Explicit Const LVALUE = 0 Const RVALUE = 1 Dim strCode, arrCode, arrInLine, arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens, intPrevMaxIdx Dim arrLine, arrMaxTokenLen, intLineIdx, intTokenIdx, intMaxRValueLen Dim intCnt, strLine, strToken, strOutput If Not WScript.StdIn.AtEndOfStream Then strCode = WScript.StdIn.ReadAll arrCode = Split(strCode, vbNewLine) intMaxRValueLen = 0 arrMaxTokenLen = Array() arrLine = Array() strOutput = "" For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrCode) If arrCode(intLineIdx) <> "" Then arrInLine = Split(arrCode(intLineIdx), "=") arrLValueTokens = Split(Trim(arrInLine(0)), " ") strRValueTokens = Trim(arrInLine(1)) If Len(strRValueTokens) > intMaxRValueLen Then intMaxRValueLen = Len(strRValueTokens) End If If UBound(arrLValueTokens) > UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) Then intPrevMaxIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) ReDim Preserve arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrLValueTokens)) If intPrevMaxIdx < 0 Then arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = 0 Else arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = arrMaxTokenLen(intPrevMaxIdx) For intCnt = intPrevMaxIdx To UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) - 1 arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = 0 Next End If End If For intCnt = 0 To UBound(arrLValueTokens) If intCnt < UBound(arrLValueTokens) Then If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) Then arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If Else If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) Then arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If End If Next ReDim Preserve arrLine(UBound(arrLine) + 1) arrLine(UBound(arrLine)) = Array(arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens) End If Next For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrLine) strLine = "" strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) If IsNumeric(Left(strToken, Len(strToken) - 1)) Then strLine = "= " & Right(String(intMaxRValueLen, " ") & strToken, intMaxRValueLen) Else strLine = "= " & strToken End If For intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) To 0 Step -1 If intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE))) strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & " " & strLine ElseIf UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)) > intTokenIdx Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(intTokenIdx) strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & " " & strLine Else strLine = String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " ") & " " & strLine End If Next strOutput = strOutput & strLine & vbNewLine Next WScript.StdOut.Write strOutput End If
At next you need a script that can retrieve the clipboard content and stream it to StdOut. It’s a one-liner in JavaScript, save it as
pclip.js
.WSH.Echo(WSH.CreateObject('htmlfile').parentWindow.clipboardData.getData('text'));
At next you need a binding to PorkToSausage. It’s a Batch script, save it as
CodeAlign.cmd
.@echo off pushd "%~dp0" cscript /nologo /e:JScript pclip.js | cscript /nologo "CodeAlign.vbs" popd
Put the files
CodeAlign.vbs
,pclip.js
andCodeAlign.cmd
together in one directory and move it to<Notepad++-installation-directory>\plugins\Pork2Sausage\CodeAlign
.Finally you need to add the following to the config file of Pork2Sausage. The plugin provides the ability to load its own config file for editing.
[CodeAlign] progPath=<Notepad++-installation-directory>\plugins\Pork2Sausage\CodeAlign\CodeAlign.cmd progCmd=CodeAlign workDir=<Notepad++-installation-directory>\plugins\Pork2Sausage\CodeAlign replaceSelection=true
The Pork2Sausage plugin will add a menu entry named CodeAlign to its submenu of Plugins menu. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to this entry to simplify things.
Please note that you have to configure the right path of your Notepad++ installation directory. If you already use Notepad++ v7.6 you should put the directory with the three scripts to the new plugin folder under
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Notepad++\plugins\PorkToSausage
. Of course you have to change the paths in the Pork2Sausage config file accordingly.To use the script select the code you want to align and copy it to the clipboard. Then press the keyboard shortcut you assigned to the script’s menu entry. It does its job and the result is automatically pasted to the selected block of lines in the Notepad++ window.
If you (or another person) is able to write Python scripts, you/(s)he can port the VBScript code to Python and you can use the Python plugin to execute it. This way you wouldn’t need so much script files.
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Update: VBScript improved
- Can handle and keep empty lines
- Can handle and keep lines without equal sign
- Code commented now
Option Explicit Const LVALUE = 0 Const RVALUE = 1 Dim arrCode, arrInLine, arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens, intPrevMaxIdx Dim arrLine, arrMaxTokenLen, intLineIdx, intTokenIdx, intMaxRValueLen Dim intCnt, strLine, strToken, strOutput 'Read input from StdIn If Not WScript.StdIn.AtEndOfStream Then 'Split input into lines and store them in array arrCode = Split(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll, vbNewLine) 'Delete empty trailing line If arrCode(UBound(arrCode)) = "" Then ReDim Preserve arrCode(UBound(arrCode) - 1) End If arrLine = Array() arrMaxTokenLen = Array() intMaxRValueLen = 0 strOutput = "" 'Process all lines For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrCode) 'If current line is empty create empty variables for LValue and RValue If arrCode(intLineIdx) = "" Then arrLValueTokens = Array("") strRValueTokens = "" Else 'Split line in LValue and RValue, delete preceding and trailing space 'characters and split LValue in tokens arrInLine = Split(arrCode(intLineIdx), "=") arrLValueTokens = Split(Trim(arrInLine(0)), " ") 'RValue could be empty If UBound(arrInLine) > 0 Then strRValueTokens = Trim(arrInLine(1)) Else strRValueTokens = "" End IF 'Remember maximum length of all RValues If Len(strRValueTokens) > intMaxRValueLen Then intMaxRValueLen = Len(strRValueTokens) End If 'Build array with a table containing the maximum length of all tokens 'in the same column. 'If the number of tokens of the current LValue is greater than the number 'of columns of the table it has to be enlarged. If UBound(arrLValueTokens) > UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) Then 'Remember index of currently last table cell and enlarge it intPrevMaxIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) ReDim Preserve arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrLValueTokens)) 'Shift the value of the last table cell before enlargement 'to the last cell after enlargement If intPrevMaxIdx < 0 Then 'If the table had been empty before enlargement set the new element to 0 arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = 0 Else 'Set the currently last cell of the table to the value 'of the previously last cell arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = arrMaxTokenLen(intPrevMaxIdx) 'Set the newly added cells to 0 For intCnt = intPrevMaxIdx To UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) - 1 arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = 0 Next End If End If 'If the current line contains longer tokens in any column than the lines 'processed before remember the greater length For intCnt = 0 To UBound(arrLValueTokens) 'If we do not inspect the last table cell compare the same columns of 'the LValue tokens and the maximum token length table If intCnt < UBound(arrLValueTokens) Then If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) Then arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If 'I we inspect the last LValue token alway compare it with the last cell 'of the maximum token length table Else If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) Then arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If End If Next End If 'Enlarge ouput array and store array with LValue tokens and RValue string ReDim Preserve arrLine(UBound(arrLine) + 1) arrLine(UBound(arrLine)) = Array(arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens) Next 'Iterate over output array of loop above and build up an output line from 'LValue tokens and the RValue. The output line gets assembled from right to left. For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrLine) strLine = "" 'Get RValue of current line strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) 'Add equal sign and RValue only to the output line if RValue is not empty If strToken <> "" Then 'If the RValue is a number right align it otherwise take it as is If IsNumeric(Left(strToken, Len(strToken) - 1)) Then strLine = "= " & Right(String(intMaxRValueLen, " ") & strToken, intMaxRValueLen) Else strLine = "= " & strToken End If End If 'Iterate over the maximum token length table starting with last column For intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) To 0 Step -1 'When processing the last column, take the last LValue token of the 'current line, right-pad it with space characters to bring it to the 'lenght of the longest token in this column and prepend it to output line If intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE))) strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & " " & strLine 'When processing a column where the current LValue has a token, right-pad 'it with space characters to bring it to the lenght of the longest token 'in this column and prepend it to output line ElseIf UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)) > intTokenIdx Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(intTokenIdx) strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & " " & strLine 'When processing a column where the current LValue has no token, pad with 'space characters to bring it to the lenght of the longest token in this 'column and prepend it to output line Else strLine = String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " ") & " " & strLine End If Next 'Avoid appending of lines which contain solely space characters If Trim(strLine) = "" Then strLine = Trim(strLine) 'Append output line to output string strOutput = strOutput & strLine 'Dont terminate last line with EOL because it's added automatically If intLineIdx < UBound(arrLine) Then strOutput = strOutput & vbNewLine End If Next 'Stream output string to StdOut WScript.StdOut.Write strOutput End If
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Oh man, thanks so much guys for your input!
I will try these once my manager stops with his “so how much progress did you make?” :)I am a fanatic aligner, just bordering having a disease. But usually don’t have time to go that “extreme”. And by extreme I am sure you refer to my right aligning the whole numbers hahaha
Thanks.
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@hoji-afzal said:
I will try these once my manager stops with his “so how much progress did you make?” :)
Oh yeah, the managers…
Since you seem interested I have another update of the VBScript for you:
- Improved handling of aligning lines containing no assignment operator
- Delimiter and assignment operator configurable by constant in script
- Keeps indentation
- Improved detection of empty lines
- Avoiding superfluous output lines and output lines filled solely with space characters
Option Explicit Const LVALUE = 0 Const RVALUE = 1 Const DelimChr = " " Const AssignOp = "=" Dim arrCode, arrInLine, arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens, intPrevMaxIdx Dim arrLine, arrMaxTokenLen, intLineIdx, intTokenIdx, intMaxRValueLen Dim intCnt, strLine, strToken, strOutput 'Read input from StdIn If Not WScript.StdIn.AtEndOfStream Then 'Split input into lines and store them in array arrCode = Split(WScript.StdIn.ReadAll, vbNewLine) 'Delete empty trailing line If arrCode(UBound(arrCode)) = "" Then ReDim Preserve arrCode(UBound(arrCode) - 1) End If arrLine = Array() arrMaxTokenLen = Array() intMaxRValueLen = 0 strOutput = "" 'Process all lines For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrCode) 'If current line is empty create empty variables for LValue and RValue If Trim(arrCode(intLineIdx)) = "" Then arrLValueTokens = Array("") strRValueTokens = "" Else 'Split line in LValue and RValue, keep indentation of LValue but delete 'preceding and trailing space characters of RValue and split LValue in 'tokens arrInLine = Split(arrCode(intLineIdx), AssignOp) arrLValueTokens = Split(RTrim(arrInLine(0)), DelimChr) 'There could be no RValue If UBound(arrInLine) > 0 Then strRValueTokens = Trim(arrInLine(1)) Else strRValueTokens = "" End IF 'Remember maximum length of all RValues If Len(strRValueTokens) > intMaxRValueLen Then intMaxRValueLen = Len(strRValueTokens) End If 'Build a maximum token length table containing the maximum length of all 'LValue tokens in the same column 'If the number of tokens of the current LValue is greater than the number 'of columns of the table it has to be enlarged. If UBound(arrLValueTokens) > UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) Then 'Remember index of currently last table cell and enlarge table intPrevMaxIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) ReDim Preserve arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrLValueTokens)) 'Shift the value of the last table cell before enlargement 'to the last cell after enlargement If intPrevMaxIdx < 0 Or strRValueTokens = "" Then 'If the table had been empty before enlargement set new cell to 0 arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = 0 Else 'Set the currently last cell of the table to the value of the 'previously last cell arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = arrMaxTokenLen(intPrevMaxIdx) 'Set the newly added cells to 0 For intCnt = intPrevMaxIdx To UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) - 1 arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = 0 Next End If End If 'If the current line contains longer tokens in any column than the lines 'processed before, remember the greater length For intCnt = 0 To UBound(arrLValueTokens) 'If we do not inspect the last table cell, compare the same columns of 'the LValue tokens and the maximum token length table If intCnt < UBound(arrLValueTokens) Or strRValueTokens = "" Then If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) Then arrMaxTokenLen(intCnt) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If 'I we inspect the last LValue token, always compare it with the last cell 'of the maximum token length table Else If Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) > arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) Then arrMaxTokenLen(UBound(arrMaxTokenLen)) = Len(arrLValueTokens(intCnt)) End If End If Next End If 'Enlarge ouput array and store array with LValue tokens and RValue string ReDim Preserve arrLine(UBound(arrLine) + 1) arrLine(UBound(arrLine)) = Array(arrLValueTokens, strRValueTokens) Next 'Iterate over output array of loop above and build up an output line from 'LValue tokens and the RValue. The output line gets assembled from right to left. For intLineIdx = 0 To UBound(arrLine) strLine = "" 'Get RValue of current line strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) 'Add assignment operator and RValue to output line only if RValue is not empty If strToken <> "" Then 'If the RValue is a number right align it otherwise take it as is If IsNumeric(Left(strToken, Len(strToken) - 1)) Then strLine = AssignOp & " " & Right(String(intMaxRValueLen, " ") & strToken, intMaxRValueLen) Else strLine = AssignOp & " " & strToken End If End If 'Iterate over the maximum token length table starting with last column For intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) To 0 Step -1 'When processing the last column, take the last LValue token of the 'current line, right-pad it with space characters to bring it to the 'lenght of the longest token in this column and prepend it to output line If intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) And arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) <> "" Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE))) strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & DelimChr & strLine 'When processing a column where the current LValue has a token, right-pad 'it with space characters to bring it to the lenght of the longest token 'in this column and prepend it to output line ElseIf (UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)) > intTokenIdx) Or _ (UBound(arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)) = intTokenIdx And arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) = "") Then strToken = arrLine(intLineIdx)(LVALUE)(intTokenIdx) If intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) And arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) = "" Then strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) Else strLine = Left(strToken & String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " "), arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx)) & DelimChr & strLine End If 'When processing a column where the current LValue has no token, pad with 'space characters to bring it to the lenght of the longest token in this 'column and prepend it to output line Else If intTokenIdx = UBound(arrMaxTokenLen) And arrLine(intLineIdx)(RVALUE) = "" Then strLine = String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " ") Else strLine = String(arrMaxTokenLen(intTokenIdx), " ") & DelimChr & strLine End If End If Next 'Avoid appending of lines which contain solely space characters If Trim(strLine) = "" Then strLine = "" 'Append output line to output string strOutput = strOutput & strLine 'Dont terminate last line with EOL because it is added automatically If intLineIdx < UBound(arrLine) Then strOutput = strOutput & vbNewLine End If Next 'Stream output string to StdOut WScript.StdOut.Write strOutput End If
Unfortunately the Pork2Sausage plugin currently has a bug, it streams at maximum 1024 bytes/characters back to Notepad++. I’ve already created a pull request with a fix, let’s see if and when it will be published.
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Thanks for the code. But I’m sorry I still haven’t had a chance to try it. Plus, I am not very experienced with scripts.
However, I did try TextFX and find its tool useful. I have set up a shortcut for it which I have been using. It’s TextFX > TextFX Edit > E: Line up multiple lines by (Clipboard Character). Unfortunately it doesn’t accept either space (perhaps the most useful character) or a pattern of characters. But still it’s Okay.
Having said that, that menu is nowhere near as powerful or useful as a context menu to select a block and set it either right or left justified.Hoji
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Hello @hoji-afzal @peterjones, @dinkumoil, @scott-sumner, @chcg and All,
I’ve found out a solution to line up with the space character :-)) Nevertheless, it’s just a work-around which could be rather tedious, if you want to line up a lot of small blocks of text :-(( Just have a try !
It does not imply any script, just the
TextFX
plugin of course, and the native N++ Search/Replacement feature ;-))
Here are, below, the different steps to follow :
- First, anywhere in a file, on an empty location, hold down the
ALT
key and type, successively, on keys0
,3
and1
, of the numeric keypad, then release theALT
key
=> A control character
US
, with code-point =\x1F
, should be displayed, in reverse video !-
Copy this single character in the clipboard
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Select all the ( not aligned ) text of your previous example
public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
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Now, open the Replace dialog (
Ctrl + H
) -
SEARCH
\x20+
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REPLACE
\x1f
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Check the
In selection
option, ( on the left of theReplace All
button ) IMPORTANT -
Select the
Regular expression
search mode -
Click on the
Replace All
button
=> At once, all range of consecutive space characters, in the selection, are replaced with the control character
US
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Then, click on the TextFX menu, leaving the Replace dialog in the background
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Select the option
TextFX > TextFX Edit > Line up multiple lines by (Clipboard Character)
=> Now, most of the
US
characters should be aligned !-
Click back on the Replace dialog ( Note that your text is still selected )
-
SEARCH
\x1f
-
REPLACE
\x20
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Keep the same options as above
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Click on the
Replace All
button
=> You should get the result, below :
public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
At first sight, we remark that some words are quite aligned, but not exactly in the way you would !:-(( The problem comes from the expressions
Const int
andConst double
that you consider as single entities whereas the TextFX plugin considers, logically, that there are two consecutive words, separated with a space char !So, regarding your very simple block of code, I would say that the rule is : when a space character, is located after the word
const
, in lower-case, it should not be replaced with theUS
control charThus, if you re-execute all the previous steps, replacing the first search regex
\x20+
with the regex(?-i)(?<!\bconst)\x20+
, you should be left with the expected text, below :public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
Nice, isn’t it ? Note you still have to align the numbers, at the end of the lines !
REMEMBER : When using the line up feature, the
TextFX
plugin does not consider any,
,=
orclipboard
character which are between two double quotes"........"
nor between two simple quotes'........'
!
If you are interested to go further on, @hoji-afzal, just tell me all the multi-words expressions which need to be considered as a single word and I’ll try to get the appropriate regex, which preserves space characters, in these expressions :-))
Best Regards,
guy038
- First, anywhere in a file, on an empty location, hold down the
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Thanks a lot; I just tried your steps and they work pretty well.
If anyone else wants to try it, be sure to use the **numeric **keypad to enter 031.
I will try (?-i)(?<!\bconst)\x20+ later on. And after that will brush up on my regular expressions :)
Appreciate your time!
Hoji
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Hi, @hoji-afzal and All,
In my previous post, I used the control character
\x1F
as a temporary character, while executing theTextFX
Line up option.Of course, this is not a mandatory step ! You may, as well, use any symbol, which is NOT part of your block selection, yet ;-)). So, for instance, with your initial block of text :
public byte PUSH = 1; private const int STOP = 0; public const double SECS_TO_START = 10; public int SEPARATOR = 21;
Any symbol, other than a semicolon and the equal sign, could be appropriate ;-))
With a hash symbol, for example, the main actions, with your sample text, would be :
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Copy a single
#
, in the clipboard -
Perform a first S/R, below, with
Regular expression
andIn selection
options ticked-
SEARCH
(?-i)(?<!\bconst)\x20+
-
REPLACE
#
-
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Click on
TextFX > TextFX Edit > Line up multiple lines by (Clipboard Character)
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Perform a second S/R, below, with
Regular expression
andIn selection
options ticked-
SEARCH
#
-
REPLACE
\x20
( you may, also, use a simple space char, instead ! )
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Of course, if this temporary char is a control character, other than
\r
or\n
, you’re quasi-certain that it is not used anywhere else, in current text or source code file !Cheers,
guy038
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Got it!
Notepad++ keeps a history of your searches, which is handy for this kind of operation.
Thanks a lot.
Hoji -
Hi all,
Just an update: I have been using TextFX in the last 5 months and it does the job pretty well. Was too lazy to try the other methods members graciously provided.
Thanks!