Fast jump to next PHP variable on current line

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Tip 1541 Printable Monobook Previous Next

created December 10, 2007 · complexity basic · author V silent · version 7.0

Put these lines in your vimrc:

noremap L f$
noremap H F$

Then press L to jump to the next $variable on the current line.

Press H to jump to the previous $variable.

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TO DO

The tip should start with an example so the problem can be understood by general readers.
The first solution offered should be the standard Vim technique: Press f$ for the first jump, and ; or , for any subsequent jumps.
Then offer the mappings as a proposed improvement.
Note that L and H are already mapped. L will take you to the last line in the window, H to the first: :help L, :help H.
For the mapping, you may want to use the ctrl or meta (alt) key, or some key sequence (<Leader> may be useful - see :help mapleader).