VIM: How to select entire function definition in php

Question

In php, if I have a function such as:

function test($b) {

  var $a = 0;

  while ($a < b) {
    $a += 3;
  }

  return $a;
}

If the cursor is on the $a += 3 line, is it possible to quickly select the entire function? "v2aB" would select everything including the function braces but not the declaration "function test($b) "

Answer 1

Press V after the selection command you post, to convert the selection to line selection, and it will select the function declaration:

v2aBV

Answer 2

Here's a mapping that seems to work very well, no matter the nesting level.

:map t ? function <CR>f{vaBV

Answer 3

Here's another method that will work if you have function-level folding turned on: z c v

That closes the current fold and selects it, but it leaves it closed. If you want it to remain open: z c v $

If you have block-level folding turned on, you would have to close twice, since you're inside the while loop, so: 2 z c v

To enable PHP class/function folding: let php_folding = 1