Using RegEX To Prefix And Append In Notepad++

Question

I have quite a large list of words in a txt file and I'm trying to do a regex find and replace in Notepad++. I need to add a string before each line and after each line.. So that:

 wordone wordtwo wordthree 

become

 able:"wordone" able:"wordtwo" able:"wordthree" 

How can I do this?

Answer 1

Assuming alphanumeric words, you can use:

Search  = ^([A-Za-z0-9]+)$ Replace = able:"\1" 

Or, if you just want to highlight the lines and use "Replace All" & "In Selection" (with the same replace):

Search = ^(.+)$ 

^ points to the start of the line.
$ points to the end of the line.

\1 will be the source match within the parentheses.