Recording a Keystroke Macro

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You can record a series of keystrokes as a macro while editing code. After you record a macro, you can play the macro to repeat the keystrokes during the current IDE session. You can have only one macro at a time, so when you record another macro, it replaces the existing macro.

To record a macro

1. In the Code Editor, click the record macro button at the bottom of the code window (or press Ctrl+Shift+R) to begin recording.
2. Type the keystrokes that you want to record.
3. When you have finished typing the keystroke sequence, click the stop recording button (or press Ctrl+Shift+R again).
4. To record another macro, repeat the previous steps.

Note: Recording a macro replaces the previously recorded macro.

The macro is now available to use during the current IDE session.

To run a macro

1. In the Code Editor, position the cursor in the code where you want to run the macro.
2. Do either of the following:
   • Click the macro playback button at the lower left corner of the window. If the button is dimmed, no macro is available.
   • Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+P.

See Also

• Default Keyboard Shortcuts