Deleting Line of Text Using Xcode Find and Replace

Question

I'm wondering if it's possible to search for a certain line of a text using Xcode's Find & Replace feature, and fully delete the line so not even blank space is left over. Is this possible and if so how?

Answer 1

Copy the line you want to delete, including the newline character at the end of the line by triple-clicking on it (the selection should go all the way to the far right side of the editor pane). Perform a find and replace; paste the line into the the top field, and leave the replace field blank. Click Replace All.

Answer 2

On the latest Xcode you can just insert line break in the search field. Click on magnifying glass icon -> insert pattern -> Line Break