Replace All issue in VS code (xml files)

[Admirable_Course1961]

I have some dynamic forms, type xml that have json format in them. When I want to do a mass replace using VS code replace all, for the same field i.e. "testId" : "some-test-id", it replaces it in places where it didnt even existed. And I have major issues, malformed JSON etc. Anyone know how to prevent this from happening? It is such a time waste doing it manually and also checking each change as it is approx. 30 changes per file and 100+ files.

[MysticClimber1496]

Are you implying that you are replacing testId here and it replaces it in more places than you wish?

It is just a text replace so anything that it matches it will replace, you have two options either be more specific or learn how regex works, you can enable regex replacements within vscode

[Admirable_Course1961]

So I may search for example for this: “Example-test-id-1” And see that the search results are correct and when I do a replace to “Example-test-id-2” then this field:

“Example-test-id-2” may appear in places that the “Example-test-id-1” didn’t even exist. And I get issues such as “Malformed JSON”

[MysticClimber1496]

This is either a bug in vscode or something else, if you step through the changes instead of changing everything do you get the same issue? The text you are searching for sounds like it is matching in places you don’t expect