Default Key Bindings
Many keyboard shortcuts are automatically bound to allow keyboard access to most of the built-in edit actions.
The following tables describe the default key bindings that are in place when the SyntaxEditor control is created. These can be modified by using the SyntaxEditor.InputBindings collection.
Clipboard/Undo Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | CopyToClipboardAction |
| Ctrl + Ins | CopyToClipboardAction |
| Ctrl + X | CutToClipboardAction |
| Shift + Del | CutToClipboardAction |
| Ctrl + L | CutLineToClipboardAction |
| Ctrl + V | PasteFromClipboardAction |
| Shift + Ins | PasteFromClipboardAction |
| Ctrl + Y | RedoAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + Z | RedoAction |
| Ctrl + Z | UndoAction |
Deletion Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Backspace | BackspaceAction |
| Shift + Backspace | BackspaceAction |
| Ctrl + Backspace | BackspaceToPreviousWordAction |
| Del | DeleteAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | DeleteLineAction |
| Ctrl + Del | DeleteToNextWordAction |
Insertion Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Enter | InsertLineBreakAction |
| Shift + Enter | InsertLineBreakAction |
| Ctrl + Enter | OpenLineAboveAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + Enter | OpenLineBelowAction |
IntelliPrompt Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Space | RequestIntelliPromptAutoCompleteAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | RequestIntelliPromptParameterInfoSessionAction |
Miscellaneous Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | |
| Shift + Tab | |
| Ctrl + U | |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | |
| Insert | |
| Ctrl + T | |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | |
| Shift + Alt + T | |
| Alt + Up | |
| Alt + Down | |
| Ctrl + Num+ | |
| Ctrl + Num- | |
| Ctrl + 0 |
Movement Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Down | MoveDownAction |
| Up | MoveUpAction |
| Left | MoveLeftAction |
| Right | MoveRightAction |
| Ctrl + Left | MoveToPreviousWordAction |
| Ctrl + Right | MoveToNextWordAction |
| Home | MoveToLineStartAction |
| End | MoveToLineEndAction |
| Ctrl + Home | MoveToDocumentStartAction |
| Ctrl + End | MoveToDocumentEndAction |
| Page Up | MovePageUpAction |
| Page Down | MovePageDownAction |
| Ctrl + Page Up | MoveToVisibleTopAction |
| Ctrl + Page Down | MoveToVisibleBottomAction |
| Ctrl + ] | MoveToMatchingBracketAction |
Scroll Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Down | ScrollDownAction |
| Ctrl + Up | ScrollUpAction |
Search Edit Actions
| Key | Edit Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | FindAction |
| F3 | FindNextAction |
| Ctrl + F3 | FindNextSelectedAction |
| Shift + F3 | FindPreviousAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + F3 | FindPreviousSelectedAction |
| Ctrl + H | ReplaceAction |
| Ctrl + I | IncrementalSearchAction |
| Ctrl + Shift + I | ReverseIncrementalSearchAction |