In SQL Editor, dbForge Query Builder for MySQL automatically surrounds selected text with matching characters. When you select part of the text and type an opening character, the corresponding closing character is inserted around the selection. This behavior is controlled by the Automatically surround selections feature.
The supported surround characters are: ( ), [ ], { }, < >, " ", ' ', and ` `.
By default, the Automatically surround selections feature is enabled. To turn it off:
1. In the top menu, select Tools > Options.
2. Navigate to Text Editor > General and clear Automatically surround selections when typing quotes or brackets.
3. Click OK to save the changes.
To wrap the text in a pair of matching characters, select the text and start typing the opening character.
( ), [ ], { }, and < >, pressing the closing character immediately after the opening character removes the selection. After that, pressing Ctrl+Z removes the closing character and replaces the selected text with the opening character.(, each selected line is wrapped individually, and the selection is preserved.Note
When both the Automatically surround selections and List Members features are enabled, pressing
(inserts the selected identifier from the completion list, by replacing the selected text, and adds the opening parenthesis. The cursor is placed immediately after the inserted parenthesis.