Select a code block in expression rule by putting cursor next to open parenthesis and double clicking, not working in Appian 17.2

In prior versions of Appian to select a code block between opening and closing parenthesis we just had to put our cursor after the opening parenthesis and double click. It used to select the entire lines of code between "(" and ")". And we could easily copy / cut the selected code.

In current version, putting the cursor after opening parenthesis just highlights the closing parenthesis in light green. If the number of lines of code between "(" and ")" is very large, you need to scroll a lot keeping your eyes wide open to not miss the highlighted closing parenthesis [")"]. Again you need to keep the "shift" button pressed while scrolling down in order to select the code block after finding the highlighted end parenthesis. This can be very error prone.

Anyone else facing similar issue and taking any smart workaround? It would be really helpful, if we can bring back this feature.

Nothing critical, but these features are really helpful while developing expression rules.

Thanks!

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    Yes I agree with you. It looks like this feature is not available in 17.2 . This was very helpful when you're trying to find matching parenthesis's in the SAIL code. You can try minimizing the first parenthesis by clicking the arrow next to the line # and get the line number after the minimized piece of code and use this to your advantage.
  • Thanks Jamal! But you still need to scroll a lot to select just the piece of code between the parenthesis. And if the code is not formatted there can be multiple opening parenthesis on the same line having it's corresponding closing parenthesis on different lines. Collapsing the section in that case will not be able to identify the end of inner code block, I guess?
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