Notepad ++ place switching

Ilyassb02

Hello im Trying to set custom aliases for a plugin and i encountered this problem:
i have a custom_aliases.yml file im working on and it goes like this
BOOKSHELF: Bookshelf
HAY_BLOCK: HayBale
HONEY_BLOCK: HoneyBlock
MAGMA_BLOCK: MagmaBlock
etc…
but i want it the other way around like:
Bookshelf: BOOKSHELF
HayBale: HAY_BLOCK
etc…
doing them manually will take ages since i have about 7000 lines
i tried to use the search and replace feature but no luck so far

guy038

Hello, @ilyassb02 and All,

Child’s play with regular expressions !

Open your file in N++
Open the Replace dialog ( Ctrl + H )
- SEARCH (?-s)^(.+)(:\x20)(.+)
- REPLACE \3\2\1
- If necessary, tick the Wrap around option
- Select the Regular expression search mode
- Click on the Replace all button

Et voilà !

Notes :

We separate the line contents in three groups, with the “colon + space” chars as a pseudo-delimiter
In replacement, we rewrite the last part of lines, then the colon + space delimiter and, finally, the first part of lines

Best regards

guy038

Ilyassb02

@guy038 thank you man. worked like a charm