Code snippets for methods in Visual Studio

Question

In Visual Studio I can type e.g.

for TAB TAB

and a code snippet pops in.

Are there built-in code

Answer 1

Below are the steps I used to create a custom snippet for Visual Studio 2010, but the steps work for Visual Studio 2008.

Create a new text file named method.snippet and paste the following:

    
        

            
            method
            Code snippet for method
            Kevin Hogg
            
                Expansion
            
        
        
            
                
                    methodname
                    Method name
                    MethodName()
                    MethodNamePlaceholder
                
            
            
            
        
    

Copy your file into the snippets folder in Windows Explorer:

• Visual Studio 2010: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC#\Snippets\1033\Visual C#
• Visual Studio 2008: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC#\Snippets\1033\Visual C#

Once you save your file, the snippets are automatically loaded, so you can now open Visual Studio and type:

method

*where is the Tab key on your keyboard.

You should now see the following created, with the MethodNamePlaceholder highlighted so you can change the name.

public void MethodNamePlaceholder()
{

}