In this section:

Overview

Live templates let you insert frequently-used or custom code constructs into your source code file quickly, efficiently, and accurately. They contain predefined code fragments.

Live templates are stored in the following location:

  • Windows: <your home directory>\.<product name><version number>\config\templates
  • Linux: ~/.<product name><version number>/config/templates
  • OS X: ~/Library/Preferences/<product name><version number>/templates

Important notes

To create or edit Live templates, use the Live Templates page of the Settings dialog.

Having created a custom live template, you can export all the live templates together with the other settings, and import them. Refer to the section Exporting and Importing Settings for details.