XML FILE LINE BREAKS

Question

I am trying to use out writer in Java to create a XML file, but the generated XML File is in one line, which is very difficult to read and debug. I tried using backward-slash-n but the reader which I am using does not recognizes backward-slash-n so I need some alternative to break or backward-slash-n to add a line break to make it more readable and debug easily.

What should i do?

And also in notepad is there a way to add linebreaks using replace keyword for e.g., Search for > and replace with > + {Enter Key} i.e., line-break after every tag

"What should i do?" Well you should start by showing us the code you're using to generate the file... — Jon Skeet, Feb 07 '14 at 08:39
I would start with changing forward slash to backward one... — rocky, Feb 07 '14 at 08:40
out.write("" + contractRestCount + ""); out.write("" + contractRestCount + ""); out.write("" + circleName.substring(0, 4) + ""); — D3X, Feb 07 '14 at 08:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '14 at 09:33

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In notepad++, you can search for

and replace with

>\r\n

just click the "Extended" search mode

answered Feb 07 '14 at 09:33

Joel M. Lamsen

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '14 at 08:51

Depending on how you do it, the text might be escaped twice. Try replacing \n with \\n.

As for the notepad part of the question I am very sure that it is not possible. I recommend Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org). It supports this and many other functionalities, such as macros, converting between encodings, search/replace by regexp etc.

XML FILE LINE BREAKS

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