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| Using Structured Selection |
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| Using Structured Selection |
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| Structured Selection lets you quickly select Java code in a syntax-aware way. |
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| To use Structured Selection: |
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| In a Java editor, (optionally) select some text and press <kbd>Alt+Shift+Arrow Up</kbd> or select <strong>Edit > Expands Selection To > Enclosing |
| Element</strong> from the menu bar. |
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| The current text selection is expanded to the inner-most syntax element (more precisely, <u>A</u>bstract <u>S</u>yntax <u>T</u>ree node) that encloses the selection. |
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| When a statement or a list of statements is selected, you can press <kbd>Alt+Shift+Arrow Right</kbd> or select <strong>Edit > Expands Selection To > Next |
| Element</strong>, which will expand the selection with the statement (if any exists) that is immediately <em>after</em> the selected statements. |
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| When a statement or a list of statements is selected, you can press <kbd>Alt+Shift+Arrow Left</kbd> or select <strong>Edit > Expands Selection To > Previous |
| Element</strong>, which will expand the selection with the statement (if any exists) that is immediately <em>before</em> the selected statements.<br> |
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| Pressing <kbd>Alt+Shift+Arrow Down</kbd> or selecting <strong>Edit > Expands Selection To > Restore Last Selection</strong> from the menu bar lets you restore |
| the previous structured selection. |
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