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Smart Parentheses

Posted by agiletortoise, Last update almost 5 years ago

If a selection is present, wrap the text in parentheses. If no selection, scan text for last parenthesis and close it if last one was an open parenthesis, or insert open parenthesis if not.

Steps

  • script

    // Smart parentheses key
    //
    // If a selection is present, wrap the text in parentheses
    //
    // If no selection, scan text for last parenthesis and
    // close it if last one was an open parenthesis, or
    // insert open parenthesis if not.
    
    const open = "(";
    const close = ")";
    
    const range = editor.getSelectedRange();
    const priorText = editor.getTextInRange(0, range[0]);
    
    if (range[1] > 0) { 
     //text selected, wrap it!
     editor.setSelectedText(open + editor.getSelectedText() + close);
     editor.setSelectedRange(range[0] + range[1] + open.length + close.length, 0);
    }
    else {
     // no selection, find last 
     const lastOpen = priorText.lastIndexOf(open);
     const lastClose = priorText.lastIndexOf(close);
     
     if (lastOpen == -1 || lastClose > lastOpen) { // no close, use open
       editor.setSelectedText(open);
       editor.setSelectedRange(range[0]+open.length, 0);
     }
     else { // close last open
       editor.setSelectedText(close);
       editor.setSelectedRange(range[0]+close.length, 0);
     }
    }
    

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