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how to put increased number for multiline selection in visual studio code

I want to add increased number for multi selected caret in visual studio code.
now, When I type it write same words.

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But I would like to add increased number by some shortkey so that I don’t need to update each one manually.
Preferred result should be like this.

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I want to know if this is possible in vs code.

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  2. 0

    You can use the extension Regex Text Generator

    Define the following key binding

    {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+f9",  // or any other key combo
    "when": "editorTextFocus",
    "command": "regexTextGen.generateText",
    "args": {
      "generatorRegex" : "{{=i+1}}"
    }
  }
    • place the multi cursors after index:
    • press the key combo
    • accept or modify the inputs
    • look at the preview, press Enter if you like it, Esc to abort
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  3. 0

    You do not need an extension for your use case, although that may make it easier. Here is how to do it without an extension.

    1. Find: (?<=index:s*)d+ : this selects only the digits following index: .
    2. Alt+Enter will select all those digits.

    Now you can run a simple snippet to replace those digits with an increasing number that could be 0-based or 1-based. Make this keybinding to insert the snippet (in your keybindings.json):

    {
  "key": "alt+m",        // whatever keybinding you want
  "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
  "args": {
    "snippet": "$CURSOR_NUMBER"  // this will increment and is 1-based
  }
}
    1. Trigger the above keybinding. Demo:

    demo of incrementing a digit with a snippet

    Here is an extension approach, using an extension I wrote, Find and Transform, that makes this easy. Make this keybinding:

    {
  "key": "alt+m",        // whatever keybinding you want
  "command": "findInCurrentFile",
  "args": {
    "find": "(?<=index:\s*)\d+",   // same find regex
    "replace": "${matchNumber}",     // this variable will increase, 1-based
    "isRegex": true
  }
}

    That combines the find and replace in one step.

    increment digit with Find and Transform extension

    Here is another method so you do not need to hardcode the starting point.

    {
  "key": "alt+m",                  // whatever keybinding you want
  "command": "findInCurrentFile",
  "args": {
    "preCommands": [
      "editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch", 
      "editor.action.clipboardCopyAction"
    ],
    "find": "(?<=index:\s*)\d+",
    "replace": [
      "$${",
        // whatever math you want to do here
        "return Number(${CLIPBOARD}) + ${matchIndex};",
      "}$$",
    ],
    "isRegex": true,
    "postCommands": "cancelSelection"
  }
}

    Put the cursor next to or select the number you want as the starting point. The number could be anywhere in the document actually.

    sequence from selection demo

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