Create live templates
The following example procedure illustrates how to create a template for a TODO
comment with the current date and user name.
Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open IDE settings and select Editor | Live Templates.
Select the template group where you want to create a new live template (for example, other).
If you do not select a template group, the live template will be added to the user group.
Click
and select Live Template.
In the Abbreviation field, specify the characters that will be used to expand the template. For example:
todo
.(Optional) In the Description field, describe the template for reference in the future.
For example:
Insert TODO comment with the current date and username
In the Template text field, specify the body of the template with variables.
For example:
//TODO $DATE$ $USER$: $END$
Click Edit variables to define the variables using functions:
Name Expression Default value Skip if defined DATE date() None Yes USER user() None Yes You can set a default value for cases when the expression fails to evaluate, although these particular functions should always return a valid value. You can also disable the Skip if defined option for a variable to highlight the expanded value and let the user modify it if necessary.
Apply all your changes.
In the editor, type
todo
and press Tab.Depending on the current system date and username, the template should expand to something like:
//TODO 02.07.2019 jsmith: