How to open 'square brackets' in XCode faster?

bengimizrahi · Jun 22, 2008, 06:21 AM

Is there a macro that opens square brackets in XCode?

For example, suppose that my cursor is at <cursor> in the following code:

[foo method]<cursor>;

And after a key shortcut I get the following code:

[[foo method]<cursor>];

Is this possible?

Catfish_Man · Jun 22, 2008, 01:40 PM

Not that I'm aware of, but that's a good idea

Sayer · Jun 22, 2008, 04:31 PM

There is an integrated scripting utility that lets you write complex scripts and assign them shortcut key combos in Xcode. Unfortunately I am poolside with my work DELL Craptop so I can't go through the motions.

Basically anyone good with shell scripting should be able to make or adopt an existing shell script to put an open [ at the beginning of the current line and/or selection and put a closing ] at the end of the line.

Eraserhead · Jun 22, 2008, 05:33 PM

^^ That's not exactly what you want, you want it to put it at the beginning of the current [] block...

Mac Player · Jun 22, 2008, 05:54 PM

You might want to give a look at TextMate's Objective-C bundle scripts.

bengimizrahi · Jun 23, 2008, 12:54 AM

Hmm. The scripting cabability XCode provides appears to be too heavy for such a small task. What do you think? We have to write a (say, python) script that takes the whole text file as input, right? And I guess we need two things: 1. Get the current location of the cursor, 2. Change the current location of the cursor.

Jun 22, 2008, 06:21 AM	#1
bengimizrahi macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Istanbul	How to open 'square brackets' in XCode faster? Is there a macro that opens square brackets in XCode? For example, suppose that my cursor is at <cursor> in the following code: [foo method]<cursor>; And after a key shortcut I get the following code: [[foo method]<cursor>]; Is this possible?

Jun 22, 2008, 04:31 PM	#3
Sayer macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Austin, TX	There is an integrated scripting utility that lets you write complex scripts and assign them shortcut key combos in Xcode. Unfortunately I am poolside with my work DELL Craptop so I can't go through the motions. Basically anyone good with shell scripting should be able to make or adopt an existing shell script to put an open [ at the beginning of the current line and/or selection and put a closing ] at the end of the line. __________________ Obama Joker = RACIST :: Bush Joker = Political Commentary Obama Bows to world leaders that violate 200+ years of protocol: 2

Jun 22, 2008, 05:33 PM	#4
Eraserhead Contributor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oxford, UK	^^ That's not exactly what you want, you want it to put it at the beginning of the current [] block... __________________ If they have to tell you every day they are fair you can bet they arent, if they tell you they are balanced then you should know they are not - Don't Hurt me

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Jun 22, 2008, 01:40 PM	#2
Catfish_Man macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Not that I'm aware of, but that's a good idea

Jun 22, 2008, 05:54 PM	#5
Mac Player macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006	You might want to give a look at TextMate's Objective-C bundle scripts.

Jun 23, 2008, 12:54 AM	#6
bengimizrahi Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Istanbul	Hmm. The scripting cabability XCode provides appears to be too heavy for such a small task. What do you think? We have to write a (say, python) script that takes the whole text file as input, right? And I guess we need two things: 1. Get the current location of the cursor, 2. Change the current location of the cursor.