Block selection in eclipse

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Does anyone know if block selection (or rectangular selection) is possible in eclipse?
Maybe there's a plugin? I haven't been able to find one myself yet...

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1838432/eclipse-can-you-put-your-cursor-on-all-lines/1838557#1838557 — VonC, Dec 16 '09 at 14:49
possible duplicate of [How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1053725/how-do-i-enable-the-column-selection-mode-in-eclipse) — Rune FS, Aug 01 '14 at 14:07

score 83 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 16 '19 at 14:37

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Block selection is available since Eclipse 3.5.
You can toggle between standard and block selection using:

Alt + Shift + A
Opt + Cmd + A (on Mac)

or press Ctrl+3 (Cmd+3 on Mac), type "toggle block" and select Toggle Block Selection command.

edited Oct 16 '19 at 14:37

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answered Dec 16 '09 at 14:38

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If you're using Mac, it's `Alt + Cmd + A` – Sridhar Sarnobat Apr 06 '16 at 18:38
No such thing as `Alt` on Mac. Try `Opt`. – Heath Raftery Jul 20 '17 at 22:57

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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Column mode is in Eclipse 3.5. The linked site also contains a patch for 3.4.0 (only).

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Dec 16 '09 at 12:54

Also discussed here:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1053725/how-do-i-enable-the-column-selection-mode-in-eclipse – SydMK Mar 15 '19 at 05:26
Wish they will add a way to auto enable block selection with Alt + Selection like other modern code editors. – thdoan Aug 03 '20 at 23:24

score 10 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 28 '13 at 11:24

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If you are on a mac you can use option+command+A

answered Mar 28 '13 at 11:24

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score 9 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 23 '13 at 12:45

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Use Ctrl+3 and write "block" in popup.

You can also use shortcut Alt+Shift+A. You can always see list of shortcuts with Ctrl+Shift+L. Block selection shortcut is on the bottom of this list.

answered Sep 23 '13 at 12:45

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 03 '20 at 08:44

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Press Alt + Shift + A
Observe that the screen zooms out
Make selection using the mouse
Press Alt + Shift + A to go back to the old mode.

answered Jan 03 '20 at 08:44

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Block selection in eclipse

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