How can I start multiple selections (cursors) in a text editor?

[lgrammel]

I want to select several text ranges and start multi-cursor editing throught the API. I looked into the docs and selections on TextEditor is readonly. Is there recommended way to start multi-cursor editing?

[usernamehw]

You set multiple cursors by assigning selections

textEditor.selections = [
	new Selection(0, 1, 0, 1),
	new Selection(0, 2, 0, 2),
];

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TypeScript types show:

selections: readonly Selection[];

It would have been readonly property if it was a prefix:

readonly selections: readonly Selection[];

[lgrammel]

Thanks, I misread that!