In Eclipse, how do I replace a character by a new line?

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paulgreg picture paulgreg · Oct 1, 2008 · Viewed 54k times · Source

In Eclipse 3.3.2, I would like to replace a character (say ',') by a new line in a file. What should I write in the "Replace with" box in order to do so ?

EDIT : Many answers seems to be for Eclipse 3.4. Is there a solution for Eclipse 3.3.X ?

Answer

David Pierre picture David Pierre · Oct 1, 2008

Check box 'Regular Expressions' and use '\R' in the 'Replace with' box

It's a new feature introduced with Eclipse 3.4, See What's New in 3.4

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