Text Objects · Brackets
Change Around Brackets
Replace an entire bracketed expression.
ca includes the delimiters in the changed range. Use it when the replacement has a different shape or no grouping at all.
Use ca(, ca[, and ca{ in the editor beside this lesson. The challenge proves it once; Practice is a timed run against the clock.
Keys in this lesson
- ca(
- Change the parentheses and everything inside them
- ca[
- Change the square brackets and everything inside them
- ca{
- Change the braces and everything inside them
Practice against the clock.
The challenge proves completion once. Practice is a timed run of 15 goals — beat par, then beat your own best time. Every completed goal saves locally.