06.42 Using Code Snippets
DEFAULT | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X |
VISUAL BASIC 6 | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X |
VISUAL C# 2005 | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X; Ctrl+K, X |
VISUAL C++ 2 | [no shortcut] |
VISUAL C++ 6 | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X |
VISUAL STUDIO 6 | Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X |
WINDOWS | Alt,E, I, I |
MENU | Edit | IntelliSense | Insert Snippet |
COMMAND | Edit.InsertSnippet |
VERSIONS | 2005, 2008, 2010 |
LANGUAGES | C#, VB |
CODE | vstipEdit0053 |
I thought it would be a good idea to review how to use snippets. This example uses tags in ASP.NET, but the concepts apply across the board to all snippets.
Let’s say you are in an ASP.NET application and you start to type an anchor tag, as shown in the following illustration.
You press Tab twice to insert a ...
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