Here is a summary of all the tags, of type = 3, which define a search/replace operation, in the section of shortcuts.xml Thirdly, the wParam attribute ( 1723 ), of tag, with message = 1701 is not a valid command number ! I suppose that its value should be 1, corresponding to a Find Next command Secondly, you have two tags, with message 1700, which is used to initialize a search/replace operation ! Normally, this shortcut is the default one, used by Notepad++, for hiding current or selected line(s) ( View > Hide lines menu option )

For more information, you can hover on it and see a couple of other useful things you can do with it.Stefan, really strange, your macro example !įirst, you’re using the Alt + H shortcut for this macro. The XML Tools plugin is a great tool for working with XML files in Notepad++ as it gives you a good user experience with XML files. As already stated, this can be useful if you have to work with large XML files inside Notepad++. This article showed you how to format your XML files inside Notepad++ with the XML Tools plugin. Now, it's showing me I didn’t close one of the tags: You can check the syntax with the same XML Tools plugin and it will suggest what you have to do if it finds that anything is wrong.Īgain, click 'Plugins', hover on 'XML Tools' and select 'Check XML syntax now': If your XML file is really large, the syntax might be bad, and some tags might be missing closing tags. Step 4: Click 'Plugins' again in the menu bar, hover on 'XML Tools', and click 'Pretty print' to format the XML file:Īlternatively, you can press CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + B to do the same thing. The plugin will be downloaded and Notepad++ will restart: Step 3: Search for 'xml tools', checkmark it in the search results, click install, and select 'Yes': Step 2: In the menu bar, click on 'Plugins' and select 'Plugins Admin': Step 1: Open your XML file with Notepad++ if you don't have it opened already: With the file, I'll demonstrate how to format any XML file in Notepad++: You can see that the XML file below is not well formatted at all. I will also show you how to check that the syntax of the XML files is in the right order and all tags are closed.

In this article, I will show you how to format your XML files in a few clicks. If you're working with XML files in Notepad++, formatting them manually could be a cumbersome task especially if the XML files are large.

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