Replacing 5-digit numbers in lines that start with specific characters

[FurBlood Abe]

Fellow Notepad++ Users,

Could you please help me with the following search-and-replace problem I am having?

DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR QUESTION

Here is the data I currently have (“before” data):

</MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23278</X>
          <Y>27609</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23210</X>
          <Y>27670</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23005</X>
          <Y>27731</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>22937</X>
          <Y>27731</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>22834</X>
          <Y>27791</Y>
          <Delay>2</Delay>

Here is how I would like that data to look (“after” data):

</MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23278</X>
          <Y>27245</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23210</X>
          <Y>27245</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>23005</X>
          <Y>27245</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>22937</X>
          <Y>27245</Y>
          <Delay>1</Delay>
        </MouseMovementEvent>
        <MouseMovementEvent>
          <Type>2</Type>
          <X>22834</X>
          <Y>27245</Y>
          <Delay>2</Delay>



Thank you.

[PeterJones]

@FurBlood-Abe ,

Thank you for the example data, but it would have also been nice to explain what you wanted in words.

I have interpreted your request as “How do I replace any line like <Y>#####</Y> with <Y>27245</Y>, where ##### can be any 5-digit number?”.

Answer:

• FIND = <Y>\d{5}</Y>
• REPLACE = <Y>27245</Y>
• SEARCH MODE = Regular Expression

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Useful References

• Notepad++ Online User Manual: Searching/Regex
• FAQ: Where to find other regular expressions (regex) documentation