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Mission 30 / 52• Text Objects - Bracket Pairs

Change Inside Brackets

`ci{` is among the most frequently used commands by professional programmers.

It wipes out the contents inside `{}` and drops you into insert mode, ready to type the replacement immediately.

Change inside brackets

  • ci{change inside curly braces and enter insert mode
  • ci(change inside parentheses (arguments) and enter insert mode
  • ci[change inside square brackets and enter insert mode
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function greet() {
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  console.log("old greeting");
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}

Move anywhere inside `greet()`, type `ci{`, and type `return "Hello World";`. Done in 3 keys!

Now it's your turn!

  1. Navigate to each green target across the code snippet.
  2. Use the motions and techniques learned in this lesson to land accurately on each target.
  3. See how fast you can complete 10 targets.
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function greet() {
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  console.log("old greeting");
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}
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