Live Templates Changes for XE

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The following new live templates have been added to the Template Manager (View > Templates).

New Live Templates

Keystrokes	Invocation Type	Description
ifnil	Auto	Inserts the if...then clause that checks whether a given variable is nil, and then the code to create it if true.
ifnass	Auto	Inserts the if...then clause to check whether a variable is not Assigned, and if not, creates an instance of it and assigns it to the variable.
para	Manual/ Surround	Adds an XMLDoc paragraph tag (<para>) at the current location, including open and close tags. It can also be used to surround existing text.
param	Auto	Adds an XMLDoc param tag (<param> at the current location, including open and close tags, and the Name attribute.
point	Manual	Adds a <point> tag to Live Template XML files, including fields for the point name, description, and hint.
prop	Manual	Creates a basic property declaration with a user-defined getter and setter. Incorporates easy inclusion of the data type.
propf	Auto	Declares a property with fields as the getter and setter. Automatically fills the field names and declares the field variable as private.
propgs	Auto	Declares a property with a getter and a setter with the same name as the property. Also invokes code completion when done.
propro	Auto	Declares a read-only property with a user-definable getter. Automatically invokes class completion to declare the getter.
proprof	Auto	Declares a read-only field with a simple field. Invokes class completion to declare the field.
remarks	Manual	Adds an XMLDoc remarks tag (<remarks >) at the current location, including open and close tags.
returns	Manual	Adds an XMLDoc returns tag (<returns>) at the current location, including open and close tags.
summary	Manual	Adds an XMLDoc summary tag (<summary>) at the current location, including open and close tags.
todo	Auto	Creates a {TODO} item at the current location, including parameters for Owner, Type, and General Description.

Note: Items that are set to be auto-invoked usually have names that users would not usually type (for example, a combination of abbreviations).

See Also

• Creating Live Templates
• Using Live Templates