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Extend Selection

How does it work?

This tool extends your text selection based on different modes. First select some text, then choose an extension mode and click "Extend Selection".

Extension Modes

Word boundaries: Extends selection to include complete words at both ends.
Line boundaries: Extends selection to include complete lines.
Paragraph boundaries: Extends selection to include complete paragraphs.
Enclosing quotes: Extends selection to text between the nearest enclosing quotes (', ", or `).
Enclosing brackets/parentheses: Extends selection to text between the nearest enclosing brackets, parentheses, braces, or angle brackets.
Enclosing HTML/XML tags: Extends selection to include the nearest enclosing HTML or XML tags.

Example Usage

Select part of a word in the text area
Choose "Word boundaries" as the extension mode
Click "Extend Selection"
The selection will expand to include the entire word

This tool is useful for:

Quickly selecting structured content
Precisely selecting code blocks or markup
Selecting content between matching delimiters
Improving text editing efficiency
Working with structured text like HTML, XML, or code

Note:

This tool demonstrates the concept of extending selections in different modes. In a real code editor, these features would be available through keyboard shortcuts or context menus for more efficient text editing.

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