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| <div role="main"><h1>Importing and exporting templates</h1> |
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| <p>You can import and export templates.</p> |
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| <p><strong>Note:</strong> A template must be an .xml file formatted as follows:</p> |
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| <pre><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> |
| <templates> |
| <template name="author" description="author name" context="C" enabled="true">author ${user}</template> |
| </templates></pre> |
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| <p>To import a template</p> |
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| <li>Click <strong>Window > Preferences</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Expand <strong>C/C++</strong>, expand <strong>Editor</strong> and click <strong>Templates</strong>. |
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| <li>Click <strong>Import</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Select the template file that you want to import.</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>OK</strong>.<br> |
| The template list is updated to include the template that you imported.</li> |
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| <p>To export a template</p> |
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| <li>Click <strong>Window > Preferences</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Expand <strong>C/C++</strong>, expand <strong>Editor</strong> and click <strong>Templates</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Select the templates that you want to export and click the <strong>Export...</strong> button. The Export Templates dialog opens.</li> |
| <li>In <strong>File name</strong> box, type the path where you want your templates file to be saved.</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.<br> |
| The templates.xml file containing the templates you exported is saved in your file system.</li> |
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