Hey, simple question...is there a way in Visual Studio 2005 to select text between brackets? Like theseI searched the web some time ago but only found some wierd keycombination that I could not reproduce.:PCode:{}
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Hey, simple question...is there a way in Visual Studio 2005 to select text between brackets? Like theseI searched the web some time ago but only found some wierd keycombination that I could not reproduce.:PCode:{}
Actually those are braces.
Anyways, what exactly are you trying to do?Code:() = parentheses, [] = brackets, {} = braces
How do you want to select the text? You mean in the editor or programatically...?
I don't know of any.
Ctrl-} allows you to move the cursor between them, but I don't know any way to select that text.
It's probably shift-Ctrl-} then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daved
You're right, I just tried it on VC++ 2005.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Mir
I don't know how often I'd need to use it though.
And now the question is how to do that on a non-english keyboard. Hmmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by King Mir
Hey sorry for the delay, thanks for the replies!
I am using a swedish keyboard and the } sign is at Alt Gr-0 on that. Is it not like that on an english keyboard? I can't get Ctrl-} or Shift-Ctrl-} working in any way...
Same here. It's not working for me either >_<Quote:
Originally Posted by DrSnuggles
I believe it's loose somewhere on an english keyboard?Quote:
Is it not like that on an english keyboard?
I feel your pain...Quote:
I can't get Ctrl-} or Shift-Ctrl-} working in any way...
AFAIK, those are only the default key mappings. You should be able to remap to whatever you like.
So does anyone know what it's actually called? I didn't find it during a fast search through the Edit menu where most such things lie.
Or you could just install an English keyboard. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Salem
Gods no. How horrible :/
English keyboards are horrible. Keys and things being everywhere they shouldn't be.
> English keyboards are horrible. Keys and things being everywhere they shouldn't be.
When I worked in Finland, I bought a UK keyboard with me because the native keyboards are just too weird ;)
Spanish keyboards are nearly as bad, but I wasn't there for very long.
It just goes to show that don't use a keyboard other than your native keyboard :)
>> It's probably shift-Ctrl-} then.
I can't believe I never tried that. Thanks.
Nomenclature varies. Some people refer to {}, [], and <> all as brackets. Curly brackets, square brackets, angle brackets.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpjust
I also met one guy who called parentheses "brackets." That one was annoying.
Success! I found it. Apparently it is Ctrl-å to jump between braces and Ctrl-Shift-å to also select the text(on a swedish keyboard)
The shortcuts are called:
Edit.GotoBrace
Edit.GotoBraceExtend
Wow, it actually works.
Nice find! :D
I remember finding (once) a VB script which dumped the entire keymapping for visual studio.