creating macros in intellij

I am trying to create a macro that takes a selection of text and runs some find/replace on it using a regex. I have rec开发者_运维技巧orded this macro in intellij, but when I run it, all I get is the find/replace dialog opened. No find/replace is executed.

Has anyone had any luck with creating a find/replace macro in intellij?

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I can't get get the macro find/replace to work either but I can give you two things that might solve your problem:

1. If it is only a few places/times you need to do it find/replace has memory of earlier replacements (arrow down in search/replace fields).

2. Write a plugin (yes seriously it is not hard at all) to do this. I was surprised how easy it was, even though the documentation could be improved.

And a bonus way of doing it, I just thought of:

3. Open the file in Emacs record replacing macro (or write an elisp function to do it), this is the way I would have done it until I learned how easy it was to make Idea plugins.

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This appears to be a long-standing bug in IntelliJ. One workaround that worked for me was this:

• Install the IdeaVim plugin.
• When recording a macro requiring searching, enable Vim mode (Tools -> Vim Emulation) during the macro, position the cursor using standard Vim measures, disable Vim mode.

In general, Vim emulation can be really handy for IntelliJ macros.

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If all else fails, tou could try AutoIT, AutoHotKey, Applescript or other general-purpose macro systems.