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String Modifier

A powerful Visual Studio Code extension for quickly modifying strings using a variety of operations.

Features

  • Replace specific substrings within your text
  • Remove characters up to a defined occurrence
  • Convert backward slashes (\) to forward slashes (/)
  • Trim leading and trailing whitespace from each line

How to Use

  1. Open the String Modifier sidebar from the Activity Bar.
  2. Enter or paste the string you want to modify.
  3. Select your desired modification options:
    • Replace substrings
    • Remove characters up to a certain point
    • Convert slashes
    • Trim whitespace
  4. Click Modify to apply the changes.
  5. Use the copy button to copy the modified text.

Manual Installation

To install the String Modifier extension manually:

  1. Download the .vsix file here or from the releases page.
  2. Open Visual Studio Code.
  3. Go to the Extensions view by clicking the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar.
  4. Click the three-dot menu in the top right and select Install from VSIX...
  5. Select the downloaded .vsix file and click Install.
  6. Reload VS Code if prompted.

The extension is now ready to use.

Privacy

String Modifier does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. All operations are performed locally within your VS Code session.

Extension Settings

This extension does not add any custom settings to VS Code.

Release Notes

0.0.1

  • Initial release with string replacement, character removal, slash conversion, and whitespace trimming features.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Read the full license here: MIT License

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