====== Backslash Expressions ======

Backslash Expressions are a substitute/workaround for the lack of multi-line support [[Regular Expressions]] support in Programmer's Notepad.  The Regular Expression engine is scheduled to be updated, but until then Backslash Expressions offer some of the missing functionality.

\\Note\\: Backslash Expressions and Regular Expressions should not be used together, as one will override the other.

==== Syntax ====
^ Text ^ Replacement ^
| ''\t'' | Tab |
| ''\r'' | Carriage-return (CR) |
| ''\n'' | Line-feed (LF), aka unix-style line ending |
| ''\r\n'' | CR+LF, aka windows-style line ending |

==== Examples ====
^ Description ^ Text ^ Search ^ Replace ^ Result ^
| Turn unix-style line endings to windows-style (LF->CRLF) | Line 1 ''LF''\\ Line2 ''LF''| <code>\n</code> | <code>\r\n</code> | Line 1 ''CRLF''\\ Line 2 ''CRLF'' |
| Replace two blank lines with one (windows-style line endings) | Line 1\\ \\ \\ Line 4 | <code>\r\n\r\n</code> | <code>\r\n</code> | Line 1\\ Line 4 |

==== See Also ====
  * [[Regular Expressions]] - more powerful search/replace syntax