[Bluej-discuss] Can't replace escaped characters in Netbeans, specifically \n

[Michael Kölling]

I can get it to match \n\n correctly if I select 'regular expression'  
in the find dialogue (strangely), but I cannot get it to replace  
properly (cannot insert single line break)...

mik

On 14 Sep 2007, at 09:30, Hedley Finger wrote:

>
> I am also using Netbeans BlueJ Edition v 5.5.1 and in the code editor
> are unable to match on say \n\n and replace with a single linebreak
> \n.  Adding more backslashes doesn't help.
>
> Replacing
>          \n      -->     n
>          \\n     -->     \n
>          etc.
>
> Tell me it ain't so.
>
> Regards,
> Hedley
>
>
>
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