VSCode has a very useful shortcut: CTRL + D - Add Selection To Next Find Match.

What is the equivalent in Visual Studio? <br/><br/><br/> Below an example:

CTRL+D VSCode shortcut

Update Visual Studio 2017+

This is natively available starting in Visual Studio 2017 under the command(s):

  • <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>.</kbd> - Edit.InsertNextMatchingCaret
  • <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>;</kbd> - Edit.InsertCaretsatAllMatching

You can change the shortcut in keyboard options if you want.

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Comparison VS Code and Visual Studio

| Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | |---------|---------------| | <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd> <br/><br/> editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch <br/> Add Selection to Next Find Match | <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>.</kbd> <br/><br/> Edit.InsertNextMatchingCaret <br/> <br/> | | <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>L</kbd> <br/><br/> editor.action.selectHighlights <br/> Select All Occurrences of Find Match | <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>;</kbd> <br/><br/> Edit.InsertCaretsAtAllMatching <br/> <br/> |

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