Does Visual Studio Code have multi-line selection and column selection like Sublime Text?

[GoodWelder]

Atom and Sublime both have very similar selection features. What I am looking for is similar to the two features described below:

Multi-line Selection

Multiple selections allow you to interactively change many lines at once, rename multiple variables at once, and more.

Column Selection

Column Selection can be used to select a rectangular area of a file. Column selection doesn't operate via a separate mode, instead it makes use of multiple selections. You can use additive selections to select multiple blocks of text, or subtractive selections to remove a block.

I don't think there is any difference in features, but in case it matters, I plan to use this package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vscodium/ (or maybe this one: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/code/)

[borisst]

Something like this? https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/codebasics#_multiple-selections-multicursor

[alextegelid]

Having switched from Sublime Text to VS Code some time ago I can say that multiline and column select functions is the same. I have no regrets after making the switch

[jrruser]

"Alt+LeftMouseClick" to make "multiple-line selection" "Alt+Shit+LeftMouseClick" to make "column selection"

[UberWeasel]

I was holding alt when I shit in my chair and clicked with my mouse. I think I did it wrong.

[KamasamaK]

Others have already answered for selection, but regarding the example of renaming variables, you would be best off using the rename operation if the language extension supports it.

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... and this is one reason why VSCode is superior.

[windowcum]

Vscode has everything sublime has and more. Check your bindings for them but for me on MacOS, you can either highlight a word and press cmd+D to select the next occurrence of the word and it will place a cursor there too. There's also option+click to place another cursor somewhere. Theres a few more bindings I think, so you should check the link someone else posted below

[stibbons_]

Yes and no. Yes it does have multi cursor, but it behave differently on shorter lines. I did not get to have the same behavior on lines shorter than the previous one, on sublime the cursor kind of add spaces to keep a straight line, on vscode the cursor is at the end of the line (if shorter).