About Code Snippet

[Developer]

The version 4.4 of Edit Control has new feature - "VS 2005 like code snippets". I want to clear up some not so obvious things concerned to this new feature.

1. As all know Ctrl + ` is a way for an end-user to see box with snippets. May I(as developer) change this key combination?

2. Could say that I have snippet 'Try...Finally'. Can I do it like this: when user press Ctrl+Alt+T(for example) code snippets box doesn't appear but 'Try...Finally' snippet directly inserted into the text and user can start filling the fields of this snippet?

I thank in advance for your answers!

[Administrator]

Hi Developer,

1. It is possible to change the key combination to see the Code Snippets using the RegisteringDefaultKeyBindings event. I have attached a sample that illustrates this. Let me know if this meets your requirements.

sample

2. I am afraid, this feature is currently not available in the EditControl. We have considered this as feature request and will notify you when the feature has been implemented.

Thank you for using Syncfusion products.

Regards,
Ebenezer.P

[Developer]

1. Works very nice and this is exactly what I want - thanks a lot!
2. I see. Be hopefully waiting news about this feature...

[Developer]

And... by the way...

In your example all snippets defined twice. Let's take for concretization snippet 'struct'. I see, that this snippet was defined in:

1. config.xml file - CodeSnippetsContainer tag and so on...
2. struct.snippet file by path [Project_Folder]\Snippets\C#\Struct\

Both definitions are identical. What the point to do double work?? May be I just don't understand something?

[Developer]

And... by the way number N2...

I think I found bug. Not in your sample, but in EditControl itself. To see this bug:

1. Take sample from your post just above and start it. Try to work with "Try" snippet just to be sure that all work fine.
2. Now in Form1 constructor add line:
public Form1()
{
.....
this.editControl1.UseTabs = false;
.....
}
Again try to insert the same snippet. You will get exception:

"Value cannot be null. Parameter name: start"

[Administrator]

Hi Developer,

1. Code snippets can be created by using the configuration file or by using the static Extract method of the CodeSnippetsExtractor class.

2. The issue when UseTabs is used has been fixed internally. Please create a Direct-Trac incident if you would like to receive the patch that contains the fix.

Thank for your patience.

Regards,
Ebenezer.P