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The Code Template Editor
The Code Template Editor provides the facilities of the Common Code Editor, including Intelli-sense for the various macros. For more information on Intelli-sense and the Common Code Editor, see the Editing Source Code topic.
Access
Ribbon |
Code > Configure > Options > Edit Code Templates |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Options
Option |
Action |
See also |
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Language |
Select the programming language. |
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New Language |
Display the 'Programming Languages Datatypes' dialog, which enables you to include programming languages other than those supported for Enterprise Architect, for which to create or edit code templates. |
Programming Languages Datatypes |
Template |
Display the contents of the active template, and open the editor for modifying templates. |
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Templates |
List the base code templates; the active template is highlighted. The 'Modified' field indicates whether you have changed the default template for the current language. |
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Stereotype Overrides |
List the stereotyped templates, for the active base template. The 'Modified' field indicates whether you have modified a default stereotyped template. |
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Add New Custom Template |
Invoke a dialog for creating a custom stereotyped template. |
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Add New Stereotyped Override |
Invoke a dialog for adding a stereotyped template, for the currently selected base template. |
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Get Default Template |
Update the editor display with the default version of the active template. |
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Save |
Overwrite the active templates with the contents of the editor. |
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Delete |
If you have overridden the active template, the override is deleted and replaced by the corresponding default code template. |
Notes
- User-modified and user-defined Code Templates can be imported and exported as reference data (see the Sharing Reference Data topic); the templates defined for each language are indicated in the 'Export Reference Data' dialog by the language name with the suffix _Code_Templates - if no templates exist for a language, there is no entry for the language in the dialog