Visual Studio Alt-Copy in Eclipse

Question

Visual Studio has the ability to copy arbitrary blocks of text (not across lines) by holding the alt-key...Is there anything similar in Eclipse?

Thxs.

Answer 1

Yep - Look for the "Toggle Block Selection" command (Alt+Shift+A). That switches the editor between column mode and line mode.

You can make rectangular selections and even type on several lines at once. Very handy.