IntelliJ IDEA way of editing multiple lines

Question

I've seen this done in TextMate and I was wondering if there's a way to do it in IDEA.

Say I have the following code:

 leaseLabel = "Lease";
 leaseLabelPlural = "Leases";
 portfolioLabel = "Portfolio";
 portfolioLabelPlural = "Portfolios";
 buildingLabel = "Building";

What is the best way to append '+ "foo"' to every line? Column mode won't work since the lines are not correctly aligned on the right side... unless there is an easy way to right justify the text :P

Answer 1

I just use the macros for this sort of thing. I start recording the macro, do it once, then play back the macro on each line I want to modify. You'd be amazed at how fancy you can get with the macro record/playback feature.

Answer 2

ALT + CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK on linux

Answer 3

What I usually use (NetBeans, but I believe it is simple to use in any IDE) is find&replace.

You just find ;\n and replace it with + $foo;\n then you don't apply to ALL lines but you place cursor on the first line and you just hit "replace" button (depends on your IDE I suppose) 7 times to change 7 lines in no time. Easy and simple and it should be done with the most basic and the most advanced IDE you can find.

EDIT: In IntelliJ (don't know if it works in other IDEs too) you can use your regexp search&replace to selection only so you can actually use "replace all"

Answer 4

I use Column Selection Mode (Cmd+Shift+8 on Mac) which allows to create multiple cursors via Shift+Up or Shift+Down then edit all the lines together.

Starting from IntelliJ IDEA 14 there is also Clone Caret Above / Below:

• Windows: Ctrl, Ctrl+Up/Down
• MacOS: Option,Option + Up/Down

(hold the second press of the modifier key, then press the arrow key)