Code Templates

Use

The new Front-End Editor has a functional shell for creating and applying code templates. The templates significantly reduce the amount of routine coding.

Features

The editor has a number of predefined code templates. They are suggested by code hints. Whenever you see the § symbol in a code hint, you can insert a predefined template by pressing Ctrl + Enter.

The code templates have built-in runtime tags for:

• Cursor Position

• Date / Time

• Clipboard Contents

• Surrounded Text

• Document name

• You can also define interactive tags like name of a class or name of a method, which you need to specify when you insert the template.

Variables in Code Templates

Activities

• Edit an existing template

  In the right-hand corner of the screen, choose Options ( ) Code Templates. From the list of available templates, choose the one you want to modify. After you have applied your changes, choose Apply. You can insert any of the available predefined tags, your own interactive tags and type any code you like.

• Create a new template

  In the right-hand corner of the screen, choose Options ( ) Code Templates  Add... Enter a shortcut name for the template (coincides with the description of the template). After you have applied your changes, choose Apply. You can insert any of the available predefined tags, your own interactive tags and type any code you like.

• Extract template from a selected text

  In the source code, select the text you want to save as a template and in the context menu, choose Format  Extract Template.Enter a shortcut name for the template (coincides with the description of the template). After you have applied your changes, choose Apply.

• Surround by template

  In the source code, select the text you want to surround by a template and in the context menu, choose Format  Surround by template  <Name of a suitable existing template>.

More Information

Code Templates Settings