Generating a Field and its Property Using Resharper Live Templates

<div class=Section1> Someone asked me for this template today, so I figured I would just post it. This is a simple template that I use with Resharper to generate my fields and properties. This only applies when I am not using CodeSmith to automatically generate my business entity classes. But when I have to create fields and properties one at a time, I like to use this template. private $TYPE$ $VARIABLE1$; public $TYPE$ $VARIABLE2$ { get { return $VARIABLE1$; } set { $VARIABLE1$ = value; } } If you have not created Live Templates for Resharper before, go check it out in the Resharper | Options menu and select Live Templates. Available In: I set this setting to “in C# files where member declaration is allowed” so I can enter them at the class level. Abbreviation & Name: I assigned the abbreviation of “fp” to this template and called it “field property”. $TYPE$ I wanted the type to be dynamic so I could enter string, int, or ArrayList (for example). And the type has to be used in both the field and in the property. So I used the same placeholder for both the field and the property. I set the macro to “none” . Its pretty generic and I don’t want it to default to a specific type, so that’s fine here. $VARIABLE1$  The first instance of the variable name should be in lowercase. I will type this in myself. I don’t need a macro here but you can set the “suggest a name for variable” macro if you choose (or some other macro). $VARIABLE2$  The second instance of the variable name should be the same as the first, except that the first letter should be uppercase. So I name the placeholders differently and I assign the macro “value of another variable with the first character in uppercase” to this placeholder and I assign $VARIABLE1$ as the variable that it refers to. Running the Live Template Once the live template is created, I type “fp” and hit the TAB key. This automatically generates the stub for the field and the property. It prompts me for the TYPE, which I entered string. Then it prompts me for the VARIABLE, for which I entered firstName. From these 2 entries it fills in the rest of the template and I end up with the following: private string firstName; public string FirstName { get { return firstName; } set { firstName = value; } }   Disclaimer / Notes: Use this at your own risk/pleasure … I do not warranty them J. Obviously you can change or modify the settings of Live Templates to generate simple or complex code logic. </div>

Generating a Field and its Property Using Resharper Live Templates

John Papa

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