You could technically get what ever was selected before the abbrev was invoked using something like this:

[code]

<#
	import org.gjt.sp.jedit.*;
	View view = jEdit.getActiveView();
	Buffer buffer = view.getBuffer();
	EditPane editPane = view.getEditPane();
	JEditTextArea textArea = view.getTextArea();
	String selectedText = textArea.getSelectedText();
#>
<${1:<#= selectedText #>}>$2$end

[/code]

However, once you've selected text there's no way to invoke the abbrev. When you select text and hit tab, the selected text just gets replaced by the tab character. Perhaps this is the intended behavior though?

Eric

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Hi Eric

In resent version of SuperAbbrevs, there is a menu
Plugins -> SuperAbbrevs -> Show Expansion Dialog.

If you have some selected text and invoke this action, a dialog will pop up.
Type the abbreviation and hit enter. The selected text will be replaced by the abbreviation,
and a variable selection will be available for the template generation, holding the selection. You can then use this variable to insert the selection in the abbreviation. You can see an example of this in my earlier answer.

I'm sorry if I missunderstood what you were trying to point out.

-- Sune Simonsen (SuperAbbrevs)

Actually Sir here is a demo for that:
Suppose I have the following lines of code:

$select

When I highlight it would it be possible for me to issue an abbreviation on the selection making it i.e.

switch($select){
case 'x':
do_somefunction();
break;
default:
default_funtion();
break;
}

Can it be done?

The answer is yes

If you have $select selected. Invoke the menu
Plugins -> SuperAbbrevs -> Show Expansion Dialog
Then type 'switch' and hit enter.

The switch abbreviation should be something like the following:

switch(${1:<#=selection#>}){
case 'x':
do_somefunction();
break;
default:
default_funtion();
break;
}

This will replace <#=selection#> with $select.

-- Sune Simonsen (SuperAbbrevs)

I don't think there's any easy way to do what you want. Try looking at the tags abbreviation for the html mode.

Learn from the past. Live in the present. Plan for the future.