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Omid
Omid

Reputation: 57

how to autocomplete a piece of text around existing text

I have some code on a server.

I need to keep repeating the same edit around pieces of existing code.

E.g existing code:

int hello = 1;

I need to edit this 

#ifndef X 
int hello = 1;
#else
#endif

Is there a way to be able to create a wrapper to autocomplete?

#ifndef X
{existing code}
#else
#endif

Thanks.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 190

Answers (2)

SergioAraujo
SergioAraujo

Reputation: 11810

Use vim Ultisnips with VISUAL selection option:

snippet wrap "inserts text around visual selection" w
#ifndef X
${0:${VISUAL}}
#else
#endif
endsnippet

After installing Ultisnips set a mapping to edit the snippets:

map <Leader>u :UltiSnipsEdit<cr>

Now you can copy the snippet seen above and change it accordingly your needs. The UltiSnips default trigger is Tab but you can change it easily:

let g:UltiSnipsExpandTrigger="<tab>"
let g:UltiSnipsJumpForwardTrigger="<c-b>"
let g:UltiSnipsJumpBackwardTrigger="<c-z>"

How to use it?

Select the line you want to "wrap" with other text, press Tab, then type wrap and finally Tab. NOTE: I am using the word wrap because my choice during the snippet creation, but you can also change it.

Upvotes: 2

padawin
padawin

Reputation: 4476

If you have the same complex edition to do, I would make a macro (:help q) for it.

Upvotes: 2

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