Add a number to each selection in Sublime Text 2, incremented once per selection

Question

Is there a way to add insert a number that is incremented once per cursor in Sublime Text 2?

Example, with | as the cursor:

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Answer 1

I recommend the plugin Text Pastry. The Number Sequence command is the one you need.

I prefer to use the Insert Nums command:

Text Pastry has a build in support for the Insert Nums syntax by providing three numbers separated by one space:

N M P

N: the start index.

M represents the step size which will be added to the index for each selection.

P must be > 0 and will be used to pad the index with leading zeroes.

Answer 2

You want to had a number at each row that you have selected, but not the same. For exemple, you select 5 cursors and you want to write 1 2 3 4 5.

select your 5 cursors

ctrl + maj + P and select arithmetic

Because you have 5 cursors, it propose 1 2 3 4 5

If you want you can change your number of iteration

Or start from an other number than 1

Add odd number

Answer 3

I think that the only way to achieve what you ask is to create your own plugin.

Tools/New Plugin...:

import sublime_plugin


class IncrementSelectionCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    def run(self, edit):
        start_value = int(self.view.substr(self.view.sel()[0]))

        counter = 0
        for selection in self.view.sel():
            self.view.insert(edit, selection.begin(), str(start_value + counter))
            counter = counter + 1

        for selection in self.view.sel():
            self.view.erase(edit, selection)

Save it in your User directory. Then add a shortcut to your Key Bindings - User:

{ "keys": ["YOUR_SHORTCUT"], "command": "increment_selection" }

Now you can place the cursors where you need:

Insert the number the counter should start from (in this case 1):

Select the number you typed (shift<—):

Type the shortcut: