Predefined Live Templates for ASP.NET

ctx

Current file context

Scope everywhere

Body

$CTX$

Parameters

• CTX- Provides list of items describing current context. This includes file name, containing type name, namespace name, etc. (context)

nguid

Insert new GUID

Scope everywhere

Body

$GUID$

Parameters

• GUID- Generates new Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) (guid)

<script

Create script tag

Scope HTML and similar tags

Body

<script type="$attributeValue$">$END$</script>

Parameters

• attributeValue- Suggest attribute value for current html tag attribute (suggestAttributeValue)

• END- The caret position after the template is applied.

t

Create ASP.NET tag

Scope ASP.NET tags

Body

<$TAG$ $RUNATSERVER$>$END$</$TAG$>

Parameters

• TAG- Suggest tag name used in current document (suggestTagName)

• RUNATSERVER- Insert runat="server" if server-side tag selected (runAtServer)

• END- The caret position after the template is applied.

Before expansion

tc

Create closed tag

Scope ASP.NET tags

Body

<$TAG$ $RUNATSERVER$$END$/>

Parameters

• TAG- Suggest tag name used in current document (suggestTagName)

• RUNATSERVER- Insert runat="server" if server-side tag selected (runAtServer)

• END- The caret position after the template is applied.

Before expansion

a

Create tag attribute

Scope HTML and similar attributes

Body

$ATTR$="$END$"

Parameters

• ATTR- Suggests attribute name used in the same tags in current document (suggestAttributeNameByTag)

• END- The caret position after the template is applied.

<asp:HyperLink

ASP.NET Hyperlink

Scope ASP.NET tags

Body

<asp:HyperLink runat="server" NavigateUrl="$LINK$" Text="$TEXT$" />

Parameters

• LINK- no macro

• TEXT- no macro

foreach

foreach block

Scope ASP.NET tags

Body

<% foreach ($TYPE$ $VARIABLE$ in $COLLECTION$) { %>
$SELECTION$
$END$<%}%>

Parameters

• COLLECTION- Suggests visible variable that can be enumerated (that is, used in foreach loop as collection) (enumerableVariable)

• TYPE- Suggest type for a new variable declared in the template (suggestVariableType)

• VARIABLE- When executed in variable declaration (where variable name should stand), suggests name for the variable. (suggestVariableName)

• SELECTION- The text selected by the user before invoking the template.

• END- The caret position after the template is applied.