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Java Code Assist Templates - Doc Bug? [message #249048]

Thu, 25 October 2007 13:34

Eclipse User

The Help for Code Assist Templates is missing a crucial piece
of information -- the fact that the template variable "${}" is used
to create an input field in the template. I spent 30 minutes looking
for the template variable to do this:

public static final String ${s:newName(String)} = "${}";${cursor}

and was ready to give up and post a query here, when it occurred to
me to try ${}, not really expecting it to work. ${} should be listed
in the table of template variables.

Should I file a Doc bug?

Re: Java Code Assist Templates - Doc Bug? [message #249058 is a reply to message #249048]

Fri, 26 October 2007 05:34

Eclipse User

Jim Garrison wrote:

> The Help for Code Assist Templates is missing a crucial piece
> of information -- the fact that the template variable "${}" is used
> to create an input field in the template.

Besides the predefined variables you can use any string inside the {}
including the empty string and hence it doesn't belong into the content
assist popup. We could enhance the help though. Please file a bug, best
with a suggestion.

Dani

> I spent 30 minutes looking
> for the template variable to do this:
>
> public static final String ${s:newName(String)} = "${}";${cursor}
>
> and was ready to give up and post a query here, when it occurred to
> me to try ${}, not really expecting it to work. ${} should be listed
> in the table of template variables.
>
> Should I file a Doc bug?
>

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