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| Templates |
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| The |
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| <b>Java > Editor > Templates</b></a> preference page |
| allows to create new and edit existing templates. A template is a convenience for the programmer to quickly insert often reoccurring source |
| code patterns. |
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| The following buttons allow manipulation and configuration of templates: |
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| New... |
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| Opens the <a href="ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template dialog</a> to create a new template. |
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| Edit... |
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| Opens the <a href="ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template dialog</a> to edit the currently selected template. |
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| Remove |
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| Removes all selected templates. |
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| Restore Removed |
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| Restores any preconfigured templates that have been removed. |
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| Revert to Default |
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| Restores any preconfigured templates to their default. This does not modify user-created templates. |
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| Import... |
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| Imports templates from the file system. |
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| Export... |
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| Exports all selected templates to the file system. |
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| Use code formatter |
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| If enabled, the template is formatted according to the code formatting rules specified in the <a href="ref-17.htm">Code Formatter preferences</a>, prior to insertion. |
| Otherwise, the template is inserted as is, but correctly indented. |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelc.png" alt="Related concepts" border="0" ></p> |
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| <a href="../concepts/ctemplates.htm">Templates</a><br> |
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| <img border="0" src="../images/ngrelr.png" alt="Related reference"></p> |
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| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-template-variables.htm">Template variables</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-edit-template-dialog.htm">Template editing</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-143.htm">Java content assist</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-task-tags.htm">Task tag preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-code-templates.htm">Code templates preferences</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-preferences-code-generation.htm">Code style preferences</a> |
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