How do I remove blank lines in the Editor view?

You can remove the empty or blank lines in the Editor view by following any of these methods:

• By using the keyboard shortcut

  Place the cursor on a line and press Ctrl+D (for line Delete). You can also use Ctrl+D to delete multiple selected line.

  Tip: To get more commands for deleting the blank lines, press Ctrl+3 , enter delete in the textbox, the related commands with their keyboard shortcut appears in the Commands list.
• By using the search and replace method
  1. Select Edit > Find/Change from IDE menu bar, alternatively press Ctrl+F .

     The Find/Replace dialog box appears.

     Figure 1. Find/Replace Dialog Box
     
     
     
     
  2. Enter ^\s*\n in the Find textbox and leave the Replace with textbox empty.
  3. Check the Regular expressions checkbox.
  4. Click Replace All .

The editor removes the blank lines.