Predefined surround templates

This topic lists all predefined surround templates in JetBrains Rider 2023.1.

Live/Surround templates can be used for generating code in existing files and (if there is the $SELECTION$ parameter in the template body) for surrounding code fragments with template code, such as try...catch statement.

Each live template is identified by a Shortcut — a short string of characters, for example foreach — that you can type right in the editor to invoke the template.

Index of Surround Templates

Template	Description
C#
()	Surround the selection with parentheses
{}	Surround the selection with braces
foreach	foreach block
for	Simple "for" loop
#if
#region	Surround the selection with a region
namespace	Add a namespace to the selected code
tryf	try finally
try	try catch
while	while loop
do	do...while loop
if	if statement
lock	lock statement
using	using statement
cast	Cast the selection to a specific type
VB.NET
If	Put the selection into the statement block following `Then` in the `If-Then` construct
If..Else	Put the selection into the statement block following `Then` in the `If-Then-Else` construct
SyncLock	Transform the selection into the `SyncLock` statement
Using	Put the selection into the `Using` statement
tc	Wrap the selection into the `TryCast`
ct	Transform the selection into the first parameter of the `CType()` function
dc	Transform the selection into the first parameter of the `DirectCast` function.
namespace	Add a namespace to the selected code
ASP.NET
tag
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
Razor
tag
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
ASP.NET(C#)
foreach	foreach block
ASP.NET(VB.NET)
foreach	For Each block

Last modified: 27 March 2023