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I am trying to remove extra spaces at the beginning and end of <codeblock> elements in DITA files. For example:

<codeblock>
codeExample ce = new codeExample();
ce.someFunction();
</codeblock>

should be

<codeblock>codeExample ce = new codeExample();
ce.someFunction();</codeblock>

I'm having trouble accomplishing this with the Find/Replace in Files dialog. Any tips?

Hi,

With the "Regular Expressions" checkbox checked you can search for something like <codeblock>[\n\r\s]+ and replace with something like <codeblock>.
Our "Replace All" functionality allows you to preview the changes before applying them.

Regards,
Radu

Thanks Radu. I had to add \t as well to the regular expression, and then it worked.