Can AI be the answer ?
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AI is often used where simple if/then's are perfectly appropriate. But: If you integrate an AI solution then you don't just get an overblown whitespace remover, you open yourself to formatting, syntax checking, code completion, and lots of other stuff that AI is actually great at.
cheers Chris Maunder
Every developer should take the time to learn regex. Most of the pesky grep-type problems have already been solved. Besides, AI is too busy focusing on ruling the world. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon
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a trivial AWK program would do the trick . or you can utilize regular expressions Find/Replace though i am still uncertain how to handle end of line and new line but am certain it can be done as i have been successful in past though i do not recall the details . a little learning experimentation will no doubt do the trick .
Props for mentioning regex. Most devs never take the time to learn it, but it's an extremely useful tool.
Jeremy Falcon
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text = text.Trim().Replace( "\n\n", "\n" );
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
You'd want something more like this:
/^\s*?(?:\r\n|\r|\n)\s*?$/gm. Notice the global modifier, it will help with the newline side of things for the second line.Jeremy Falcon
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I have been unsuccessfully asking for an editor to remove empty lines... As is customary , received plenty of opinions why NOT to do it... Would that be perfect application for AI ? if (there is nothing ) remove nothing
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You seem like the sort who would use a Nutrimatic machine to simply boil dried leaves. :wtf:
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That only works with completely empty lines. For a production system, you'd want a regex that matches 0 or more space/tab characters between the newlines.
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text = text.Trim().Replace( "\n\n", "\n" ).Replace("\t", "").Replace(" ", ""); Anything else?
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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I think you meant this. :)
while (text.Contains("\\n\\n")) { text = text.Replace("\\n\\n", "\\n"); }/ravi
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You've obviously not tested my answer.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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You'd want something more like this:
/^\s*?(?:\r\n|\r|\n)\s*?$/gm. Notice the global modifier, it will help with the newline side of things for the second line.Jeremy Falcon
Mine works ... and I can read it.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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I think you meant this. :)
while (text.Contains("\\n\\n")) { text = text.Replace("\\n\\n", "\\n"); }/ravi
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(I think I failed to copy my own code)
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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text = text.Trim().Replace( "\n\n", "\n" ).Replace("\t", "").Replace(" ", ""); Anything else?
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
That doesn't do what you think it does.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius
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Mine works ... and I can read it.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
Yours works only in a very specific circumstance for something you find useful. Yours will leave any extra whitespace and make no distinction between a blank line or line with whitespace. This also means yours cannot be automated. So, you're welcome.
Jeremy Falcon
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That doesn't do what you think it does.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius
Props for trying, but I found out he ain't open to suggestion.
Jeremy Falcon