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IntelliJ IDEA on Mac OSX: Extend/shrink selection

Practice keyboard shortcuts to extend and shrink selected text while editing a Java source file.

Kata: Extend/shrink selection

Key sequences to practice:

• ⌥↑ (Option + Up Arrow) - extend selection
• ⌥↓ (Option + Down Arrow) - shrink selection

Steps

1. Open the file src/main/java/com/neopragma/idekatas/LongConditional.java
2. Select a single token anywhere in the source file.
3. Press ⌥↑ (Option + Up Arrow) repeatedly and watch the selection expand to larger scopes.
4. Press ⌥↓ (Option + Down Arrow) repeatedly and watch the selection shrink back down to the originally-selected token.
5. Repeat until bored.