How can i generate number for same piece of text using VS Code - function

Question

i have many pieces of code same for example like this
alt="Greece"
alt="Greece"
alt="Greece"
alt="Greece"
Can i somehow modify it to this? Is there any kind of function like in Excel or something like that please? Imagination write it manualy each is horrible
alt="Greece 1"
alt="Greece 2"
alt="Greece 3"
...
alt="Greece 200"

Answer 1

You can use the extension Regex Text Generator
select the word Greece
select all cases you want with
Ctrl+D multiple times
Ctrl+Shift+L to select all
use Shift+Alt+Click to create multiple cursors
if needed RightArrow to get all cursors after the word Greece
execute command: Generate text based on Regular Expression (regex)
As Original Text Regex use: .*
As Generator Regex use: {{=i+1}} (watch the space as first char)
Look at the preview, use Esc to cancel and Enter to accept
You can use any calculation based on i you want and you can also match number in the selected text and use that in the calculation N[...].
You can also add the word Greece by using Greece {{=i+1}}

Answer 2

You have a couple of options. First, using the extension, Find and Transform (disclaimer, I wrote that extension, this is very easy. Make this keybinding in your keybindings.json (after installing the extension):
{
"key": "alt+n", // whatever keybinding you like
"command": "findInCurrentFile",
"args": {
"find": "(alt=\"Greece\")",
"replace": "$1 ${matchNumber}",
"isRegex": true
}
},
Actually you can make it even easier if you first select what you want to modify (see the demo below). Then use this simple keybinding:
{
"key": "alt+n",
"command": "findInCurrentFile",
"args": {
"replace": "$1 ${matchNumber}", // what you select will be put into $1
"isRegex": true
}
},
Another option - not quite as easy
Snippets have a variable $CURSOR_NUMBER which is useful here.
Make this keybinding:
{
"key": "alt+n",
"command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
"args": {
"snippet": "$TM_SELECTED $CURSOR_NUMBER"
},
"when": "editorHasSelection"
},
Do a find on your desired text match: alt="Greece"
Ctrl+Shift+L to select all occurrences of the find match.
Trigger the snippet via its keybinding.
Demo of this method:
So this second method is more steps but doesn't require an extension.