Given three sample lines:
some('lorem _ ipsum');
$some['lorem _ ipsum'];
<span class="some _ class">
(cursor is in _ position)
Which is the fastest way to select (for pasting in other place):
' quotes< and >vi' will select text between quotes (use va' to include the quotes themselves)
If you're already in visual mode, another a( or ab will expand to include the parentheses
vi( or vib will select text inside parentheses; va( or vab will select including the parentheses.
Similarly for vi[, va[, vi<, va<, etc.
See :help text-objects for more information.
Consider also skipping the selection step, and just yank (copy) them (yi', ya(, etc.) or deleting (cutting) them (da', di<, etc.) before pasting somewhere else.
:help text-objects. I don't use that plugin, and would never even consider it if it interfered with such basic vim functionality.
ci will change the text inside.