In Text mode of the XML editor these actions are enabled when the caret is positioned inside
a tag name:
Document > Select > Element - Selects the entire current element;
Document > Select > Content - Selects the content of the current element, excluding the start tag and end
tag. If it is applied repeatedly, starts with selecting the XML element from the cursor
position and extends the selection to the ancestor XML elements. Each execution of the
action extends the current selection to the surrounding element;
Document > Select > Attributes - Selects all the attributes of the current element;
Document > Select > Parent - Selects the parent element of the current element;
Triple
click an element or
processing instruction - If the triple
click is done before
the start tag of an element or after the end tag of an element then all the element is
selected by the triple
click action. If it
is done after the start tag or before the end tag then only the element content without the
start tag and end tag is selected;
Triple
click an attribute in
Text mode - If the triple
click is performed
before the start tag of an attribute or after its end tag, the entire attribute is selected
by the triple
click action. If it
is performed after the start tag or before the end tag, only the attribute content (without
the start tag and end tag) is selected;
Double click after the opening quote or before the closing quote of an attribute value -
Select the whole attribute value.