Common Templates

• Jan 31, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

CodeRush includes powerful library of code templates. This library contains shortcuts for the most common code constructions. The tables below show most useful templates.

Important

Visual Studio IntelliSense has priority over CodeRush templates. For information on how to prioritize a CodeRush template over Visual Studio IntelliSense, refer to the following topic section: Expand a Template Instead of Visual Studio IntelliSense.

Types Creation

Template	Expansion	Context
c	Class with default constructor	Expands on an empty line, in a namespace, class, or struct.
i	Interface	Expands in a namespace body.
s	Struct declaration	Expands in namespace, class or struct.
e	Public enum	Expands on an empty line, in a namespace, class, or struct.
a	Abstract class	Expands on an empty line, in a namespace, class, or struct.
d	Delegate	Expands on an empty line, in a namespace, class, or struct.
x	Exception class descendant declaration.	Expands on an empty line, in a namespace, class, or struct.
t	Test fixture	Expands outside a class.
t	Test method	Expands in a class on an empty line.
cc	Create constructor	Expands in a class on an empty line.

Members and Variables

Template[1]	Expansion
V or v	Variable (parameter, local, and field)
N or n	New Instance
O or o	Read-only Fields
M or m	Methods
P or p	Properties
R or r	Read-only properties
W or w	Write-only properties
A or a	Auto-implemented properties
t	Type Reference
q	Constants
c	Class

Note

You can find the detailed information on the member declaration templates in the Members Declaration article.

If/Else

Template	Expansion
if	if statement
ifn	if not…
l	Else
lf	Else if…

Try

Template	Expansion
tc	try/catch
tf	try/finally
tcf	try/catch/finally

Flow

Template	Expansion
for	For loop
fe	For Each
w	While loop
dw	Do While
sw	Switch
se	Select
tne	Throw new exception
u	Using statement
b	Begin/end block

Note

You can use the following tips:

• Shift+Space suppresses template expansion.
• t, f, and n for true, false and null.
• r, rt, rf, and rn return values.

The full list of templates is available in the code templates configuration options.

Footnotes

1. Uppercase letters expand to static members.