Code snippets and steps to create custom code snippets

Code snippets are meant as small region of reusable code. Which allow you to use intellisense to insert set of code N number of times. Below are the content you will cover in lecture. Using code snippets can save a lot of time and effort. Also help in distributing common standard code among team.

• Code Snippets – Introduction
• Ways to insert code snippets
• Custom Code Snippets
• XML File walkthrough
• Examples
• Using the custom snippets

• Ready made code fragments
• Two types
   • Expansion code snippet
   • Surround with code snippet

Custom code snippets:
• Steps to create custom code snippet
• Create an XML file with extension .snippet
• Import the snippets in Visual Studio
• XML File boilerplate

Download CustomerCodeSnippert.xml

XML used for custom code snippet in video is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<CodeSnippets xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/CodeSnippet">
    <CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
        <!-- The header contains metadata about the snippet -->
        <Header>

            <!-- The Title of the snippet, this will be shown in the snippets manager -->
            <Title></Title>

            <!-- The description of the snippet -->
            <Description></Description>
              
            <!-- The author of the snippet -->
            <Author></Author>
              
            <!-- The set of characters that must be keyed in to insert the snippet -->
            <Shortcut></Shortcut>
              
            <!-- Snippet type - Expansion, SurroundsWith -->
            <SnippetTypes>
                <SnippetType></SnippetType>
            </SnippetTypes>          
          
        </Header>
      
        <!-- Snippet code and literals, if any -->
        <Snippet>
            <!-- Specify the code language and the actual snippet content. -->
            <Code Language="CSharp">
                <![CDATA[
                    ACTUAL SNIPPET CODE
                ]]>
            </Code>
        </Snippet>
    </CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>

Download CustomerCodeSnippert.xml