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A VS macro to provide a muiltiline search
'From http://www.helixoft.com/blog/archives/15
Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports System.Diagnostics
Public Module MultilineSearch
Public Sub MultilineSearchReplace()
Dim winptr As New WinWrapper(DTE)
Dim sf As New MultilineSearchForm
sf.FindBox.Text = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text
sf.ShowDialog(winptr)
If sf.result <> FindReplaceKind.none Then
' temporarily disable Tools - Options -
' Environment - Documents - Initialize Find text from editor
Dim oldFindInit As Boolean
Try
'vs 2005/2008
Dim props As EnvDTE.Properties
props = DTE.Properties("Environment", "FindAndReplace")
Dim prop As EnvDTE.Property = props.Item("InitializeFromEditor")
oldFindInit = CBool(prop.Value)
prop.Value = False
Catch ex2 As Exception
End Try
DTE.Find.PatternSyntax = vsFindPatternSyntax.vsFindPatternSyntaxRegExpr
DTE.Find.FindWhat = sf.findText
If sf.replaceText.Length = 0 Then
'If Replace text is empty, the Find dialog automatically
'uses the last non-empty value from history. To prevent this,
'we must pass some non-empty value which produces empty text.
'The ninth regex tagged expression seems good for this as it is very
'unlikely that user will add 9 tagged expressions in Find field in
'original VS Find dialog after it is pre-filled with this macro.
DTE.Find.ReplaceWith = "\9"
End If
DTE.Find.ReplaceWith = sf.replaceText
Select Case sf.result
Case FindReplaceKind.find
DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.Find")
Case FindReplaceKind.findInFiles
DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.FindinFiles")
Case FindReplaceKind.replace
DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.Replace")
Case FindReplaceKind.replaceInFiles
DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.ReplaceinFiles")
Case Else
End Select
' restore Tools - Options -
' Environment - Documents - Initialize Find text from editor
Try
'vs 2005/2008
Dim props As EnvDTE.Properties
props = DTE.Properties("Environment", "FindAndReplace")
Dim prop As EnvDTE.Property = props.Item("InitializeFromEditor")
prop.Value = oldFindInit
Catch ex2 As Exception
End Try
End If
End Sub
End Module
'''<summary>Types of find/replace operations.</summary>
Public Enum FindReplaceKind
'''<summary>Find</summary>
find
'''<summary>Find In Files</summary>
findInFiles
'''<summary>Replace</summary>
replace
'''<summary>Replace in Files</summary>
replaceInFiles
'''<summary>None. Cancel was pressed.</summary>
none
End Enum
Public Class MultilineSearchForm
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
End Sub
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
Friend WithEvents FindBox As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents ReplaceBox As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents FindBtn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents FindInFilesBtn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents ReplaceBtn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents ReplaceInFilesBtn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Friend WithEvents CancelBtn As System.Windows.Forms.Button
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.FindBox = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.ReplaceBox = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.FindBtn = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.FindInFilesBtn = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.ReplaceBtn = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.CancelBtn = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'FindBox
'
Me.FindBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 24)
Me.FindBox.Multiline = True
Me.FindBox.Name = "FindBox"
Me.FindBox.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Both
Me.FindBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(400, 80)
Me.FindBox.TabIndex = 0
Me.FindBox.Text = ""
Me.FindBox.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'Label1
'
Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 8)
Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(160, 16)
Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2
Me.Label1.Text = "Find what:"
'
'Label2
'
Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 112)
Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(160, 16)
Me.Label2.TabIndex = 4
Me.Label2.Text = "Replace with:"
Me.Label2.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left
'
'ReplaceBox
'
Me.ReplaceBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 128)
Me.ReplaceBox.Multiline = True
Me.ReplaceBox.Name = "ReplaceBox"
Me.ReplaceBox.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Both
Me.ReplaceBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(400, 80)
Me.ReplaceBox.TabIndex = 3
Me.ReplaceBox.Text = ""
Me.ReplaceBox.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'FindBtn
'
Me.FindBtn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 232)
Me.FindBtn.Name = "FindBtn"
Me.FindBtn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
Me.FindBtn.TabIndex = 5
Me.FindBtn.Text = "Find>>"
Me.FindBtn.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'FindInFilesBtn
'
Me.FindInFilesBtn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(104, 232)
Me.FindInFilesBtn.Name = "FindInFilesBtn"
Me.FindInFilesBtn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 24)
Me.FindInFilesBtn.TabIndex = 6
Me.FindInFilesBtn.Text = "Find in Files>>"
Me.FindInFilesBtn.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'ReplaceBtn
'
Me.ReplaceBtn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(216, 232)
Me.ReplaceBtn.Name = "ReplaceBtn"
Me.ReplaceBtn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
Me.ReplaceBtn.TabIndex = 7
Me.ReplaceBtn.Text = "Replace>>"
Me.ReplaceBtn.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'ReplaceInFilesBtn
'
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(304, 232)
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.Name = "ReplaceInFilesBtn"
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(112, 24)
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.TabIndex = 8
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.Text = "Replace in Files>>"
Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'CancelBtn
'
Me.CancelBtn.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel
Me.CancelBtn.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(168, 272)
Me.CancelBtn.Name = "CancelBtn"
Me.CancelBtn.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
Me.CancelBtn.TabIndex = 9
Me.CancelBtn.Text = "Cancel"
Me.CancelBtn.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom
'
'MultilineSearchForm
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.CancelButton = Me.CancelBtn
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(432, 310)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.CancelBtn)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ReplaceInFilesBtn)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ReplaceBtn)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindInFilesBtn)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindBtn)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label2)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.ReplaceBox)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.FindBox)
Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.SizableToolWindow
Me.Name = "MultilineSearchForm"
Me.Text = "Multiline Search and Replace"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
End Sub
#End Region
#Region "Properties"
Private m_result As FindReplaceKind = FindReplaceKind.none
'''<summary>Gets result button from this dialog.</summary>
'''<value>The value specifying which button was pressed.</value>
Public ReadOnly Property result() As FindReplaceKind
Get
Return m_result
End Get
End Property
Private m_findText As String
'''<summary>Gets escaped multiline text to be searched.</summary>
'''<value></value>
Public ReadOnly Property findText() As String
Get
Return m_findText
End Get
End Property
Private m_replaceText As String
'''<summary>Gets escaped multiline replace text.</summary>
'''<value></value>
Public ReadOnly Property replaceText() As String
Get
Return m_replaceText
End Get
End Property
#End Region
'''<summary>Transforms the text to regular expression syntax.</summary>
'''<param name="original">Original text.</param>
'''<returns>Text with escaped regex characters.</returns>
Private Function escapeRegEx(ByVal original As String) As String
Dim specialChars() As Char = "\.*+^$><[]|{}:@#()~".ToCharArray
Dim c As Char
For Each c In specialChars
original = original.Replace(c.ToString, "\" & c.ToString)
Next
original = original.Replace(vbCrLf, "\n")
Return original
End Function
'''<summary>Transforms the text to regular expression syntax in Replace field.</summary>
'''<param name="original">Original text.</param>
'''<returns>Text with some escaped regex characters.</returns>
Private Function escapeReplaceRegEx(ByVal original As String) As String
Dim specialChars() As Char = "\".ToCharArray
Dim c As Char
For Each c In specialChars
original = original.Replace(c.ToString, "\" & c.ToString)
Next
original = original.Replace(vbCrLf, "\n")
Return original
End Function
Private Sub MultilineSearchForm_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Try
Me.Activate()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub CancelBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CancelBtn.Click
Try
m_result = FindReplaceKind.none
Me.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub FindBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FindBtn.Click
Try
m_findText = escapeRegEx(Me.FindBox.Text)
m_replaceText = escapeReplaceRegEx(Me.ReplaceBox.Text)
m_result = FindReplaceKind.find
Me.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub FindInFilesBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles FindInFilesBtn.Click
Try
m_findText = escapeRegEx(Me.FindBox.Text)
m_replaceText = escapeReplaceRegEx(Me.ReplaceBox.Text)
m_result = FindReplaceKind.findInFiles
Me.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub ReplaceBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ReplaceBtn.Click
Try
m_findText = escapeRegEx(Me.FindBox.Text)
m_replaceText = escapeReplaceRegEx(Me.ReplaceBox.Text)
m_result = FindReplaceKind.replace
Me.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
Private Sub ReplaceInFilesBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ReplaceInFilesBtn.Click
Try
m_findText = escapeRegEx(Me.FindBox.Text)
m_replaceText = escapeReplaceRegEx(Me.ReplaceBox.Text)
m_result = FindReplaceKind.replaceInFiles
Me.Close()
Catch ex As System.Exception
End Try
End Sub
End Class
''' <summary>
''' Helper class for passing parent window argument to ShowDialog method.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks>See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312877 for details.</remarks>
Friend Class WinWrapper
Implements System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window
Private vsinstance As DTE
Sub New(ByVal dte As DTE)
vsinstance = dte
End Sub
Overridable ReadOnly Property Handle() As System.IntPtr Implements System.Windows.Forms.IWin32Window.Handle
Get
Dim iptr As New System.IntPtr(vsinstance.MainWindow.HWnd)
Return iptr
End Get
End Property
End Class
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