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Is there any way to wrap the selected text in ',",),},],> or around any symbol in notepad++?

I have looked around all of the plugins but there is nothing similar to what Textmate or eclipse can do.

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possible duplicate of Notepad++: How to wrap selected text in brackets, parenthesis, quotes? –  Paul Jan 12 '12 at 5:54
Note that the answer to this question used TextFX plugin, which may not be enabled by default. You can enable it in the PluginManager and choose unstable plugins. –  Paul Jan 12 '12 at 5:55
I saw that but it doesn't fully answer the question, since it only allows for {}s –  alme1304 Jan 12 '12 at 6:05
I just finished making a small python script that does exactly what TextMate does (more or less), I don't know if there is a way to convert it into an actual plugin tho –  alme1304 Jan 12 '12 at 7:52
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up vote 4 down vote accepted

I would go for a real simple solution: Macros.

  1. Select Text
  2. Macro - Start Recording
  3. Ctrl-X
  4. '[' Ctrl-V ']'
  5. Macro - Stop Recording
  6. Macro - Save Current Recorded Macro

Within 5 minutes you should be able to get all the wraps you want and assign them to shortcuts like you need them.

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