XCode: Copy/Move Up/Down line

[Note: Please see this post for corrected scripts]

XCode already has the following scripts under Script Menu > Text

• Delete Line
• Move Line Up
• Move Line Down

I added the following two scripts:

• Copy Line Up
• Copy Line Down

Basically I started by creating the following Applescript files:

/Developer/Library/Xcode/User Scripts/Copy Line Up.scpt with content:

--

(*

To edit this script, choose Save As... and save it in your home directory, then re-add it to the User Scripts list.

*)

using terms from application "Xcode"

tell first text document

set {startLine, endLine} to selected paragraph range

if startLine > 1 then

set theText to (paragraphs startLine through endLine)

set theText to (theText as string)

make new paragraph at beginning of paragraph (startLine) with data theText

set selected paragraph range to {startLine, endLine}

else

beep 1

end if

end tell

end using terms from

--

/Developer/Library/Xcode/User Scripts/Copy Line Down.scpt with content:

--

(*

To edit this script, choose Save As... and save it in your home directory, then re-add it to the User Scripts list.

*)

using terms from application "Xcode"

tell first text document

set {startLine, endLine} to selected paragraph range

if endLine < (count paragraphs) then

set theText to (paragraphs startLine through endLine)

set theText to (theText as string)

make new paragraph at beginning of paragraph (startLine + 1) with data theText

set selected paragraph range to {endLine + 1, endLine + 1}

else

beep 1

end if

end tell

end using terms from

--

and then added those scripts using the Script Menu > Edit User Scripts... dialog.

While I was at it I added the following keybindings:

Delete Line Command+D

Move Line Up Alt+UP

Copy Line Up Control+Alt+UP

Move Line Down Alt+Down

Copy Line Down Control+Alt+Down

Note: The Command+D keybinding for Delete Line conflicts with the default Add Bookmark keybinding. I changed that keybinding to something else in Preference > Key Bindings > Menu Key Bindings > Edit section.

Here is the screenshot:

Now I have my LineTools NetBeans plugin like functionality in XCode. Yay!