SurrealQL editors
Throughout Surrealist you will encounter various SurrealQL editors. These editors support intelligent SurrealQL highlighting and provide a range of features to help you write queries and edit records.
Shortcuts
Editors support an array of useful shortcuts to help you navigate and edit more efficiently.
| Shortcuts | Description |
|---|---|
tab
| Indent the current line by 4 spaces. |
shift + tab
| Unindent the current line by 4 spaces. |
ctrl/cmd + f
| Open the search and replace panel |
ctrl/cmd + /
| Toggles comments on the selected or active line(s) |
ctrl/cmd + left click
| Place multiple cursors at the clicked locations |
ctrl/cmd + shift + L
| Selects all occurrences of the currently selected text |
ctrl/cmd + d
| Selects next occurrence of the currently selected text |
ctrl/cmd + enter
| Execute the query query (only applied to the query editor) |
Record inspection
Some editors support record inspection, which allows you to open a record in the Record inspector drawer by holding ctrl/cmd and left-clicking on a record id.
JSON
Some editors, such as the record editor and query responses, support falling back to a JSON representation.
This can be configured in the Settings dialog under Appearance > Value formatting mode.