Using Notepad++ To Quickly Format XML
My favorite way to quickly format a given chunk of XML is to useNotepad++and the XML Tools plugin. You can get Notepad++here. And the XML Tools plugin ishere(you’ll have to wait a few seconds before the download starts). Installing Notepad(the following instructions are based on Notepad++ v5.9.4 and my differ in later versions) 1) Choose your language:
2) Click Next: 3) Agree to the License Agreement: 4) Choose where you want to install the files: 5) Choose what options you want to install (I simply use the defaults): 6) Choose the final set of options. I check the first one because I like having applications keep their data in their own installation directory: 7) Click Install: 8) Click Finish and you’re done!
Settings In Notepad++There are a few settings that I always set that (I find) make life more convenient (but that’s just me). Under Settings | Preferences: On the “General” tab,I check “Show close button on each tab”. On the “MISC.” tab,I uncheck “Remember current session for next launch” because I always want Notepad++ to open with a new blank document. Installing the XML Tools If you run Notepad++ and look in the Plugins menu,you’ll see that the XML Tools aren’t there: 1) Download the XML tools fromhere. 2) Unzip the file and copy the XMLTools.dll to the Notepad++ plugins folder (in the example above: C:Program Files (x86)Notepad++plugins): 3) Re-start Notepad++ and you should now see the XMLTools appear in the Plugins menu: When you click on “How to use…” you’ll get the following: 4) I’ve just tried (2011/10/20) following those links and the first one doesn’t work and the 2nd one just takes you to a directory listing. So,I’ve uploaded the zip file to my site and you candownload the missing lib files from here. 5) Unzip the ext_libs.zip file and then copy the unzipped DLLs to the Notepad++ installation directory (in the example above: C:Program Files (x86)Notepad++): 6) Re-start Notepad++ and you should finally see the proper XML Tools menu: The feature I use the most is “Pretty print (XML only – with line breaks)”. This will format any piece of XML with all the proper line spacing. Start with: After doing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B: Sweet! (编辑:李大同) 【声明】本站内容均来自网络,其相关言论仅代表作者个人观点,不代表本站立场。若无意侵犯到您的权利,请及时与联系站长删除相关内容! |