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Search for non-printable characters (Carriage Return, Tab, etc.) in code editor of IntelliJ?


In the code editor of IntelliJ 2018, using either menu item:

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…how can I find invisible (non-printing) characters?

I am referring to characters such as:


Solution

  • Enabling "Regex" checkbox, you can use the full regex syntax. I was able to search for spaces with \u0020 and for LF with \x0a.