Hello,

My question is...where are the default code template files located and can they be altered?

Reason...When I write a program, I like to put my name, date, version, version history and a description of the file above all the code that is created. I would like to add this text to the code that gets created so that I do not have to copy and paste every time I do a new project.

Example of what I mean:


/* FILE NAME:
 * DATE:
 * AUTHOR:
 * VERSION: 1.0
 * VERSION HISTORY:
 *
 * DESCRIPTION:
 *
 ************************************************/

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Ch05Ex01
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
        }
    }
}


Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Fikus

Hi Fikus,

You can design a new class the way you want it, and then export it through File | Export Template in Visual Studio 2005.

After you exported the class file, it becomes available as an item in the Add New Item dialog.

Hope this helps,

Imar
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Imar,

Thanks for the info. I did what you said and got it to work. I did not know if I would be able to change the "default" code that was generated like you can with Java. Thanks again.

Fikus

Hi Fikus,

Yes, it does. You can use a number of placeholders in your file that are replaced at run-time, including the class name, namespace etc. Take a look here for a full list: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/eehb4faa(VS.80).aspx

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004
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