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How in PhpStorm selecting some var in focus to add/remove “$” symbol in the begging of the var?

Is there a way in PhpStorm for selecting some var in focus to add/remove “$” symbol in the begging of the var? This functionality seems very good in declaring vars like :

protected ContactUs $contactUs;
protected User $manager;

public function __construct(ContactUs $contactUs, User $manager)
{
    $this->contactUs = $contactUs;
    $this->manager = $manager;
}

PhpStorm 2023.3.5

Solution

  • To select a PHP variable without the leading $, you can enable the following option: Settings/Preferences | Editor | General | Smart Keys | PHP | Select variable name without '$' sign on double click

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    To add/remove the $ symbol from a variable though (more than one place at once, as I understand)... My best guess is to use multiple carets:

    • select one variable first and then use "Find | Add Selection for Next Occurrence" (Alt + J here on Windows keymap) to add other matches one by one
    • alternatively can add multiple carets in all places manually as needed (without doing a selection) with Alt + Click.

    Then just edit as if it's a single place. Press Esc to exit the multi caret mode when finished.

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    Unless I've got it wrong and you have something else in mind. In this case you need to clarify your request: what you have now and what you want to have in the end -- so that it should clearly show the difference: "before and after". It is possible that there could be more suitable ways (e.g. a quick fix/intention already available etc.)