Text Objects · Brackets
Brackets Review
Mix delete/change with inner/around bracket objects.
Read the desired boundary first, then choose operator and object. Nested pairs are resolved from the cursor outward.
Use di(, da(, ci{, and ca[ in the editor beside this lesson. Practice is where you learn it, with the answer a click away; the Test is graded, unaided, and the only thing that marks this lesson complete.
Keys in this lesson
- di(
- Delete inside the parentheses, keeping the pair
- da(
- Delete the parentheses and everything inside them
- ci{
- Change inside the braces, keeping the pair
- ca[
- Change the square brackets and everything inside them
Practice to learn it. Test to prove it.
Practice keeps the answer a click away — endlessly in Free, or as a 15-goal run against par and your own best time in Timed. The Test gives you 10 goals with no hints and a keystroke budget on each; passing it is what marks this lesson complete.