When editing code, you often need to expand your selection to include the surrounding context. For example, if your cursor is inside a string, you can select the entire string with a single keyboard shortcut.
Press Alt+Shift+= to extend the selection and Alt+Shift+- to reduce it:
You can also select the containing block using ALT+SHIFT+].
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