I have some code like:
testVar = { a: 1 };
testVariable1 = 2;
var c = testVar.a + testVariable2;
var d = testVar;
I want to rename "testVar" variable. When I set multiple cursors with Ctrl+D and edit variable, "testVariable" is also selected and edited.
Is there a way to skip some selections while setting multiple cursors with Ctrl+D?
Just use Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D.
(for OS X: Cmd+K, Cmd+D)
Needs a bit of practice, but gets the job done!
You can press Ctrl+K and Ctrl+D at the same time to skip a selection. If you went too far with your selection, you can use Ctrl+U to return to a previous selection.
Note: Replace Ctrl with Cmd for Mac OS X.
The default configuration for this can be viewed by going to Preferences
> Key Bindings-Default
in the application menubar, where you will see something like this:
{ "keys": ["ctrl+d"], "command": "find_under_expand" },
{ "keys": ["ctrl+k", "ctrl+d"], "command": "find_under_expand_skip" }
If you want, you can configure the keys as per your needs, by going to Preferences
> Key Bindings-User
and copy the above code and then change the keys.
If you have the cursor over the word and use Ctrl + D to select the word. The next time you hit Ctrl + D it should select the next highlighted word.
If you double click to select word, Ctrl + D will select the exact string not just the highlighted ones.
In other words, Ctrl + D with nothing highlighted does whole-word search. If you have something highlighted already, Ctrl + D will do substring searching.
I have tested and it works in Sublime Text 2 Version 2.0.1, Build 2217.
Place curser before the variable, do not select the variable, hit Ctrl+D to select every occurence of the variable, not pattern.