From e5f01ab889b8b2d0d58718f4d6f25b64c8cc8856 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "C. Fuhrman" <christopher.fuhrman@etsmtl.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:28:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Correct bug in how questions are split Allow for multiple
 blank lines at start of editor without an error

---
 client/src/pages/Teacher/EditorQuiz/EditorQuiz.tsx | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/src/pages/Teacher/EditorQuiz/EditorQuiz.tsx b/client/src/pages/Teacher/EditorQuiz/EditorQuiz.tsx
index 453d5c9..f2c2d69 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Teacher/EditorQuiz/EditorQuiz.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Teacher/EditorQuiz/EditorQuiz.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ const QuizForm: React.FC = () => {
             setValue(value);
         }
 
-        const linesArray = value.split(/(?<=^|[^\\]}.*)[\n]+/);
+        // split value when there is at least one blank line
+        const linesArray = value.split(/\n{2,}/); 
+
+        // if the first item in linesArray is blank, remove it
+        if (linesArray[0] === '') linesArray.shift();
 
         if (linesArray[linesArray.length - 1] === '') linesArray.pop();