XBrackets Lite for Notepad++ allows to autocomplete brackets ([{""}]) i.e. it inserts the corresponding right bracket when a left bracket is typed.
Starting from the version 2.0, user-defined multi-character brackets and quotes are supported (such as /* */, """ """ and so on).
The plugin uses "smart" brackets autocompletion:
- next character is analysed for
([{brackets; - next & previous characters are analysed for
"and'quotes.
XBrackets Lite, starting from the version 2.0, adds the following functions:
- Go To Matching Bracket: when the caret is at a bracket or quote character, jumps to the pair bracket or quote, e.g.
|( )becomes( )|. - Sel To Matching Brackets: when the caret is at a bracket or quote character, selects the pair of the brackets or quotes, e.g.
|( )becomes|( )|. - Go To Nearest Bracket: when the caret is between bracket or quote characters, jumps to the nearest surrounding bracket or quote, e.g.
"ab|cd"becomes"|abcd". - Sel To Nearest Brackets: when the caret is between bracket or quote characters, selects the text within the surrounding brackets or quotes, e.g.
"ab|cd"becomes"|abcd|".
The plugin's configuration is defined by the file "XBrackets_Config.json" that must be placed near the "XBrackets.dll".
This configuration file contains both the plugin's settings and the file type-specific (language-specific) syntaxes and rules.
For example, the Sel_AutoBr property allows to enclose (or disclose) the selected text with brackets.
See "XBrackets.txt" for details.
Here is the user-configuration file "XBrackets_UserConfig.json", as of version 2.0:
