Bracket Highlighting

When the cursor is next to a parenthesis, square bracket or curly brace, the Template Editor highlights it and its matching partner.

C# code with a matching pair of curly braces highlighted

In the screenshot above, the cursor is next to a }, so both it and the matching { are highlighted. The highlight color in this example was changed to make it easier to see.

Moving and selecting between brackets

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl+]	Moves the cursor to the matching bracket.
Ctrl+Shift+]	Selects everything between the two brackets.

Selecting between brackets is a quick way to replace the contents of a block.

Visual Basic code with a matching pair of parentheses highlighted