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Swap Words
Purpose
Swaps a word with the next word.
Default Syntax
%
Description
This command exchanges the current word or portion of a word with the
adjacent word to the right of the cursor.
Word Definition
HP EDIT enables you to specify the type of characters that constitute an
HP EDIT word. There are four possible word definitions. You can specify
a definition other than the default value by changing the value of the
Word Category parameter from the Set Options screen.
The following word definition options are available:
[a-zA-Z0-9_'-] Words consist of upper and lowercase letters,
digits, underscores, apostrophes, and hyphens.
Words are separated by spaces and any
non-alphanumeric characters besides the underscore,
apostrophe, or hyphen. This is the default
definition.
[a-zA-Z0-9_] Words consist of upper and lowercase letters,
digits and underscores. Words are separated by
spaces and any non-alphanumeric characters besides
the underscore.
[a-zA-Z0-9] Words consists of upper and lowercase letters as
well as digits. Words are separated by spaces and
any non-alphanumeric characters.
[~ ] Words consist of any non-space characters separated
by spaces.
Procedure
To swap adjacent words:
1. Move the cursor to the first letter of a word or portion of a word
to be swapped with the next word.
2. Press the % key. HP EDIT swaps the positions of the two words.
Example
To swap the last two words in the following sentence:
The last two words are in the order wrong.
1. Move the cursor to the letter o as shown.
2. Press the % key. HP EDIT swaps the words as shown:
The last two words are in the wrong order.
Related Commands
Swap Character
Swap Line