I'm in PhpStorm and I need to select some text, press some shortcut and have that text wrapped in a function call (that I would have defined somewhere in the settings beforehand).
For example:
"Hello World" would become input("Hello World").
$_GET["foo"] would become input($_GET["foo"]).
I don't know if this is even possible, but it could help me save so much time if so.
Applying regex to solve this problem is unfortunately not possible. Manually selecting what I need to wrap isn't an issue.
Will the function name be the same every time or different?
In any case: it can be done this way:
Make a Live Template of "surround template" type with the following content:
$FUN$($SELECTION$)$END$
The $SELECTION$ variable here tells that it's a surround template.
Apply correct Context (where this template can be used)
Give it an abbreviation (name used to locate & invoke it) and brief description.
Here is mine:
NOTE: replace $FUN$ by a fixed function name if the function will always be the same. You can have additional templates with different abbreviations (that will have different hardcoded function names).
To use it:
Make a selection and invoke Code | Surround with... action where you select the right template. On Windows keymap it's Ctrl + Alt + T
In action (NOTE: it's without hardcoding the function name hence me typing the myFunc part):
(HINT: you can select the desired entry in a few keypresses if the name is unique -- just start typing the name in the popup -- the standard Speed Search work here)
P.S. Code | Surround with... can have other (possibly irrelevant for you in this case) entries. To list Live Templates only, use the shortcut for Surround with Live Template... action (Ctrl + Alt + J here on my Windows keymap). You can check the shortcut or change it in the Settings/Preferences | Keymap:
This way the popup menu will be a bit shorter:
Less keypresses:
You may be able to use Macros functionality to record the invoking the popup and selecting the right entry. You can then assign a custom shortcut to that Macros: select the text, hit the shortcut and it will playback the recorded sequence.
Sadly I cannot 100% guarantee that Macros will always work nicely (sometimes/on some setups it can "eat" keypresses).
P.S. It would be much easier if the IDE would support assigning keyboard shortcuts to specific Live Templates .. but it's in the backlog and no ideas on when this might be implemented. Anyway: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-67811 -- watch this ticket (star/vote/comment) to get notified on any progress.
P.S. You can also try Postfix completion. It's good for writing the code and not really suitable for your case (editing small parts of it), but who knows. You will have to make a custom postfix for this -- should not be an issue though.
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/2021.3/auto-completing-code.html#postfix_completion
I am using VS Code to write some HTML. I noticed that the IDE will auto-insert some code for me. For example, if I want a <p> tag, VS Code will create <p></p> for me and the cursor will land in the middle (between the opening and closing paragraph tags). However, when I am done typing the content inside the <p> tags, typically, I use my mouse or the directional right-arrow to move to the end. Is there a way to not move my fingers from the typing positions (e.g. fdsa and jkl;) to go to the end of the line or tag, or would I always have to use the mouse or directional pad?
I find IDEs like what JetBrains provide do not have this limitation for certain languages. For example, in Python, if I want to print something using PyCharm, I can type (the closing single quote and right parenthesis are auto-added)
print('')
My cursor will land inside the single quotes. To simply get outside the closing parenthesis, I simply type in ' followed by ) and the IDE is smart enough to know to not place the single quote and closing parenthesis there (it's like using the right arrow twice to get outside the print statement).
WebStorm, like VS Code, has the "problem" when dealing with HTML. If I am inside an opening and closing <p> tag, and right next to the closing one </p>, simply typing <, /, p, > will not land me outside (as with Python and PyCharm). On Windows, I can press the End key or on Mac I can press fn+right to get to the end; but that requires breaking the flow and continuity of my hands in the typing positions (eyes have to be redirected too).
Any tips on how to be a more productive coder using VS Code or other modern IDEs with HTML? Are there plugins that we may use to address this problem?
You can paste this code in your keybindings.json file in vs code
ctrl+RightArrow ....>>> for Move cursor to Line end
ctrl+LeftArrow ....>>> for Move cursor to Line start
alt+RightArrow .....>>> for moving cursor word by word
alt+LeftArrow ....>>> for moving cursor word by word
Just paste this code into your keybindings.json in vs code
[
{
"key": "alt+right",
"command": "cursorWordEndRight",
"when": "textInputFocus && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
},
{
"key": "alt+left",
"command": "cursorWordEndLeft",
"when": "textInputFocus && !accessibilityModeEnabled"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+right",
"command": "cursorLineEnd"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+left",
"command": "cursorLineStart"
},
]
Make sure to adjust commas and brackets, if there is already some code.
Simply go look it up or change it in your key binding settings:
File > Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts
It's named cursorLineEnd.
Same can be done for cursorLineStart of course.
Interfering other shortcuts can be changed or deleted as well in that menu.
I often just use <CTRL> + → (right arrow) a few times to quickly navigate past words and code blocks. It won't immediately get you to the end but if there isn't a ton of code after your current cursor location, a few quick uses of this keystroke can be faster than lifting your hands and checking with eyes to find the key.
Depending on what your keyboard layout is, this could be faster. Personally, if it's a big issue, I would second other posters here and add a custom keybind / hotkey to a lesser-used key nearby.
//Begin CAVEAT
I'm not mentioning just using the <END> key here as a solution purposefully, since you indicated that using that using keys too far from home row broke your flow. Depending on my keyboard layout, that is often the fastest option by far, however my current keyboard makes that a non-starter.
Part of the issue here is that people's experience is so different based on what keyboard they're using, as well as hand size and dexterity. YMMV with any solutions we mention that isn't a custom keybind.
//END CAVEAT
Cmd + Right
This will go to the end of you current line.
Tips:
Hold down shift to start a selection
Use Alt or Ctrl instead of Cmd to change the distance the cursor travels
If you want to go to the end of a line, just press the End button on the keyboard, and press Home to go to start of a line.
Change the key binding for cursor down to Shift + Space. I didn't remap right Arrow for reasons I'll explain shortly, but I could have easily done that as well.
When I code, I like to use indented formatting. So, when I type <p> and </p> is automatically generated, I go one step further and press ENTER. By default, that causes </p> to move to the same indention level as <p> on the line below my cursor, and puts my cursor on an indented line below <p>. Gif for reference:
Shortcut to make an indented block:
That leaves my fingers basically on the home keys, because when I'm done in that level, I'll press Shift + Space to go to the line below, where the ending tag will be, and then I can press ENTER a couple times as normal and create a new tag or whatever else I'll be adding to the file.
If you would like to set up your key bindings like mine, or do something slightly different, here is what I did:
Ctrl + K Ctrl + S (to open key bindings)
Search for "cursorDown"
Highlight the row and press ENTER
Press Shift + Space
I'm not sure which OS you specifically use being that you mentioned but an OS agnostic approach is to create your own keybind / key chord (sequence).
A key chord is essentially a way to use another 'layer' of key shortcuts, if you use your imagination for lingo. To illustrate: consider CTRL + S is a keyboard shortcut. Now consider CRTL + K chord CTRL + S, which is a completely different shortcut even though you use the same sequence.
Consider an edit/insert mode
I don't use vim, nor have I ever tried, but I really find value in the idea of having different 'modes', one visual one for insert and edit. Personally, I have elected CTRL + E to be my chord sequence for 'edit mode'. Now, every single key and sequence of keys becomes a brand new possability. Why CTRL + E? Well 'e' for edit, naturally, but also because it is default duplicate; for whatever reason vscode identifies this shortcut to be the same as CTRL + P by default.
I then use $ to go to the end of the line and ^ to the beginning, arbitrarily because of regex, but the point is you can create your own according to your own preference, which appears to be that of the home row. So if you elect to go this approach you can use j if you want. If you were to argue this is too much user input for a single action, consider the position of using a PC at home and a mac at work, as I do, you would already be comfortable with your settings and not need to 're-learn' shortcuts.
This answer uses an approach that affords you the creative freedom to define what a 'productive coder' looks like for you, provides a different approach to going to the end of line while maintaining your home row position, and hopefully demonstrates to any new vscoders that you are not bound to just using the native CTRL + K sequence as the chord identifier.
Regardless, re:
without using ... some key combinations?
That's unavoidable, I think, unless you choose to remap normal typing keys for this purpose
If you like to stick to the home row and do not want to use arrow keys,
you can customize your keyboard shortcuts.
paste the below code to your keybindings.json file in vs code.
Feel free to customize these shortcuts by changing key combinations.
,{
"key": "alt+l",
"command": "cursorEnd",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
},
{
"key": "alt+j",
"command": "cursorHome",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
}
For me it is Fn + -> (Right Arrow Key) that's the quickest possible approach
No need to do these messy things, just use your keyboard's home key and end key
Press the home key to go to the beginning of the line
Press the end key to go to the end of the line
When I type in class="" it autofills and puts the cursor after the closing quote.
This means I need to delete a quote to enter the class name or click between them. Both of which ruin my workflow.
Is there a way to put the cursor inbetween the quotes in settings? And if there is, is there a way to jump out of the quotes and keep adding to my markup?
In Sublime Text it puts the cursor in the class and then tab takes you outside of it. I'm sure PhpStorm can do the same.
Instead of typing the whole class="" thing by yourself -- just let IDE autocompletion to do the job for you.
Just two characters (cl) is enough to make class entry first in the list (unless you have used some other similarly named attributes/properties recently that would temporarily bring them higher than class):
Completing with Enter will have the text inserted into current position with caret located in the right place class="[CARET_HERE]".
Completing with Tab does the same but replaces the text that is currently under caret (useful when changing class/image name/function/etc completely).
If standard code completion is not good enough for some reason or you do not like automatic completion popop (and prefer invoking it manually only when needed) -- you will be interested in Live Templates functionality that allows creating some abbreviation and expanding it into the final snippet with minimal key presses (e.g. cl[Tab] into class="|")
IDE also has options to:
insert quotes ("" or '') after typing = in XML/HTML attributes.
Settings/Preferences | Editor | General | Smart Keys --> Add quotes for attribute value on typing '=' and attribute completion
insert pair quotes (closing one) when entering opening one -- works in different contexts/languages. It will "eat" the closing quote preventing you from typing too many.
Settings/Preferences | Editor | General | Smart Keys --> Insert pair quote
In Sublime Text it puts the cursor in the class and then tab takes you outside of it. I'm sure PhpStorm can do the same.
If I understood you correctly (sorry, never used Sublime myself) -- No... and may not have it for quite some time (devs say that the way how IDE works somehow conflicts with proposed Tab or Esc behaviour).
Better explanation/arguments from both sides can be found in actual ticket: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEABKL-6984
I have a project where my files are in "lisp-case" (hyphen delimited) and I would like to use the filename as a variable in a live template, but it must be converted to CamelCase first.
I found out that you can set the expression fileNameWithoutExtension() under "Edit Template Variables" and there is also a function called camelCase() which should be able to turn my filenames into CamelCase. But I cannot figure out how to combine those two. I tried doing camelCase(fileNameWithoutExtension()) but that does not work, unfortunately.
Is it possible to achieve this some other way?
camelCase(fileNameWithoutExtension())
It's a correct syntax.
Is it possible to achieve this some other way?
Please ensure that Skip if defined checkbox is checked for this variable.
If I try to wrap fileNameWithoutExtension() inside camelCase() and press enter to save the entry the window is closed but the change is not saved
It's an IDE bug (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-132965 -- supposed to be fixed in current 2017.1.x version).
In any case: either press Enter before leaving the field ... or click on OK button straight away (you may then reopen this window to do further changes).
Also, when editing the field it's rendered like a select box which is kind of weird. Maybe it's a bug in this specific version. I'm on PhpStorm 10.0.4 for Mac.
Not a Mac user here .. but it is an editable drop-down box indeed (it lists all possible functions).
I need to change occurrences of a term only in certain places in my project.
Is there a way in Sublime Text to navigate the search results (across an entire project) and only replace the occurrences of my choice?
⌘ShiftF opens the "search and replace" for the entire project, but the Replace button only gives me the option to replace all occurrences.
If you press the ... button in the search panel, a menu will open that allows you to refine your search. You can use the Where input field with a search pattern, or some tags like <open-files>.
http://docs.sublimetext.info/en/latest/search_and_replace/search_and_replace_files.html
Other than that, if you really need human input to decide where to replace and where not to replace, you can go to the next result by pressing Enter and pasting the code manually.
Just in case you didn't know: when you make a project search a new text file opens up with all the occurrences. You can click those occurrences to navigate to the file in question.
For posterity, the functionality to search/find and replace inside the open project does exist. ⌘ShiftF and add <open project> to the Where input field.