Scripting Aptana Studio Features

Aptana allows you to script a large part of its features. Here are some common shortcuts to popular things you may wish to do.

Insert text at the cursor position

var editor = editors.activeEditor; 
var offset = editor.selectionRange.startingOffset; 
editor.applyEdit(offset, 0, text)

Replace selected text

var editor = editors.activeEditor; 
var offset = editor.selectionRange.startingOffset; 
var deleteLength = editor.selectionRange.endingOffset - editor.selectionRange.startingOffset;
editor.applyEdit(offset, deleteLength, text);

Ask for a value

prompt(prompt-string, [default-value])