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CppBuilderCodeTemplate

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Code template

A feature in C++ Builder to generate templated code.

When you use the key shortcut CTRL-J, a menu pops up with your code templates.

Make your own code template

C++ Builder 6

You generate the templates in 'Tools | Editor Options | (tab) Code Insight | Add template'. One of my templates is:

for (int i=0; i!=|; ++i)
{
}

The bar '|', denotes where your cursor will be when you called this code template. I called this template 'i'.

C++ Builder 2006 and Turbo C++ 2006

Go to 'View | Templates' to view the templates. Choose 'Edit' to edit one. The templates must be written in XML.

I (Bilderbikkel) don't know how to do it yet .

Note: if you enter an unparsable XML statement, you'll get the error 'Access Violation at address 5539BA08 in module 'codetemplates100.bpl'. Read of address 00000000'. This error will remain until restarting; fixing the XML code will not remove this error.

Examples

Below is the for-loop code template, supplied with Turbo C++ 2006.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<codetemplate	xmlns="http://schemas.borland.com/Delphi/2005/codetemplates"
				version="1.0.0">
	<template name="for" surround="true" invoke="auto">
		<point name="expr1">
			<hint>
				initial expression
			</hint>
			<text>
				i = 0
			</text>
		</point>
		<point name="expr2">
			<hint>
				loop condition
			</hint>
			<text>
				i &lt;= 10
			</text>
		</point>
		<point name="expr3">
			<hint>
				loop expression
			</hint>
			<text>
				i++
			</text>
		</point>
		<description>
			for statement
		</description>
		<author>
			Borland Software Corporation
		</author>
		<code language="C" context="methodbody"><![CDATA[for ($expr1$; $expr2$; $expr3$) {
$selected$$*$$end$
}
]]>
		</code>
	</template>
</codetemplate>

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