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Multi Line Select

Last post 07-01-2009, 6:06 PM by ddrudik. 3 replies.


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06-30-2009, 2:43 PM 54452

colemn203
Joined on 06-30-2009
Posts 2

Multi Line Select

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I am trying to perform a select on multiple lines of code that are being generated wrong.

Here is an example:

Public Overrides Sub Test

applyAction(a)

applyAction(b)

applyAction(c)

End Sub

I am wanting to select all text between Test and End Sub. I know how to select from a single line but cannot figure out how to select the three lines. This is a sub that appears in multiple classes and can have more than just 3 lines to replace.

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06-30-2009, 2:57 PM 54453 in reply to 54452

ddrudik
Joined on 05-24-2007
USA
Posts 2,079

Re: Multi Line Select

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VB.NET Code Example:

Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions
Module Module1
  Sub Main()
    Dim sourcestring as String = "replace with your source string"
    Dim re As Regex = New Regex("Sub Test(.*?)End Sub",RegexOptions.Singleline)
    Dim mc as MatchCollection = re.Matches(sourcestring)
    Dim mIdx as Integer = 0
    For each m as Match in mc
      For groupIdx As Integer = 0 To m.Groups.Count - 1
        Console.WriteLine("[{0}][{1}] = {2}", mIdx, re.GetGroupNames(groupIdx), m.Groups(groupIdx).Value)
      Next
      mIdx=mIdx+1
    Next
  End Sub
End Module

Matches Found:
[0][0] = Sub Test

   applyAction(a)

   applyAction(b)

   applyAction(c)

End Sub
[0][1] =

   applyAction(a)

   applyAction(b)

   applyAction(c)

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07-01-2009, 4:28 PM 54482 in reply to 54453

colemn203
Joined on 06-30-2009
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Re: Multi Line Select

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Looks like this maybe more difficult then I thought. I have to apply this across several files and was just hoping I could use the find and replace feature using Regular Expressions inside of Visual Studio. Considering that the objects are still in early stages of Development I will be regening the objects fairly often.

Hopefully our provider will have this bug worked out of the object generator soon.

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07-01-2009, 6:06 PM 54484 in reply to 54482

ddrudik
Joined on 05-24-2007
USA
Posts 2,079

Re: Multi Line Select

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In VS find/replace that would be:

Sub Test(.|\n)@End Sub

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2k3te2cs.aspx

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