I'd like to know how to select text between curly brackets, with just two or three shortcut keys.
E.g.: If I have code like this:
System.out.println("Hello World");
only the text "Hello World" should be selected.
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csalmhof
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In your example, "Hello world" is not in curly brackets. – Joshua Fox Jun 15 '21 at 11:28
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Based on documentation, you can use:
On Windows/Linux
Ctrl+W / Ctrl+Shift+W
On MacOS
⌥↑ / ⌥↓
Each subsequent call to the shortcut selects an increasing range of code (or decreasing, for second shortcut).
M. Dudek
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On MacOS I [see](https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2013/05/30-days-with-intellij-idea-editor-basics/) `Cmd + W` – M. Dudek Jun 15 '21 at 11:57
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1It looks like an outdated article. Currently, it's *Option+Arrow Up/Down*, please see https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/working-with-source-code.html#editor_code_selection (switch to macOS shortcuts) – s0xzwasd Jun 15 '21 at 12:08
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try this plugin out: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/11322-bracket-selection
"default mouse shortcut: alt button1 doubleclick or hold alt -> double left click anywhere in between brackets in human terms"
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