Easiest way to go to the closest closing bracket?

Question

When I'm choosing an option from the autocomplete suggestions, it automatically puts my cursor in the following location:

function(|)

Then I type the value that I want, and in order to get out of the brackets (forward) I have to use the right arrow button, to yield:

function(value)|

Which is pretty inconvenient. Is there any better option?

EDIT: As mentioned in one of the comments, the ) char can be used, but for me personally it's not more convenient. I would like to map'the return (Enter) key to function as the right arrow key in this specific situation.

Answer 1

I use <esc>A, it's 2.5 key strokes(0.5 for shift), it's not the shortest solution, but it's the most natural one if you are used to move around in normal mode. IMO, <esc> doesn't count as a keystroke.

<c-o>A works too, but I don't like it, I can't remember the last time i use :h i_CTRL-O .

You can also create a map for this:

inoremap <c-l> <right>

Change <c-l> to whatever key you like, I wouldn't use it, this kind of map is unnatural, it's also a burden to create, maintain and remember maps for trivial stuff.

Answer 2

vim-rsi: Readline key bindings

The plugin vim-rsi by tpope provides readline style insert mode mappings. Following two might be of help in your case

                                        *rsi-CTRL-E*
<C-e>           Go to end of line.  Falls back to |i_CTRL-E| if
                already at the end of the line.  (|c_CTRL-E| already
                goes to end of line, so it is not mapped.)

                                        *rsi-CTRL-F*
<C-f>           Move forward one character.  Falls back to
                |i_CTRL-F| or |c_CTRL-F| at the end of the line.

Answer 3

Here's a quick hack you could put in your .vimrc:

inoremap <Enter> <esc>:call DetectIfParens()<cr> i     // exits the insert mode and will return to it when the function ends

function DetectIfParens()
    let char = getline('.')[col('.')]                 // here we are in normal mode; check if the character to the right of the cursor is a closing parenthesis
    if (char==")")
        normal l                                      // puts the cursor after the parenthesis (sends the "l" key in normal mode)
    endif
endfunction                                          // after the function ends, you'll be in insert mode again