Code snippets and steps to create custom code snippets

Code snippets are meant as small region of reusable code. Which allow you to use intellisense to insert set of code N number of times. Below are the content you will cover in lecture. Using code snippets can save a lot of time and effort. Also help in distributing common standard code among team.

• Code Snippets – Introduction
• Ways to insert code snippets
• Custom Code Snippets
• XML File walkthrough
• Examples
• Using the custom snippets

• Ready made code fragments
• Two types
• Expansion code snippet
• Surround with code snippet

Custom code snippets:
• Steps to create custom code snippet
• Create an XML file with extension .snippet
• Import the snippets in Visual Studio
• XML File boilerplate

To download xml used in example, follow link below: