Registering Custom Code Snippets in Visual Studio Code
You can create code snippet files using the following steps:
Select File > Preferences > User Snippets from the code editor's top menu.
Snippets are written in JSON format.
Code Snippets
propp
Defines a property that requires update notifications.
"Create Bindable Property": {
"scope": "csharp",
"prefix": "propp",
"body": [
"private ${1:Type} _${3:${2/(.*)/${1:/camelcase}/}};",
"public ${1:Type} ${2:Name}",
"{",
" get { return _$3; }",
" set { SetProperty(ref _$3, value); }",
,
"}"
],
"description": "Create a property, with a backing field, that depends on BindableBase."
}About ${3:...}
${2/(.*)/${1:/camelcase}/}: This part is a combination of regular expression and replacement pattern. It generates the name of the backing field based on the value of${2:Name}.(.*): This is a regular expression capture group. It captures the property name (Name) entered by the user.${1:/camelcase}: This is a replacement pattern for converting the captured string to camel case.${1:...}references the captured value, and:camelcaseinstructs camel case conversion.
cmd
Delegate command.
"Create DelegateCommand Property": {
"scope": "csharp",
"prefix": "cmd",
"body": [
"public DelegateCommand ${1:Command} => new DelegateCommand(() =>",
"{",
"",
"});"
],
"description": "Create a DelegateCommand property with a private setter."
}cmdg
Parameterized delegate command.
"Create Generic DelegateCommand Property": {
"scope": "csharp",
"prefix": "cmdg",
"body": [
"public DelegateCommand<${2:Param}> ${1:Command} => new DelegateCommand<${2:Param}>((p) =>",
"{",
"",
"});"
],
"description": "Create a generic DelegateCommand property."
}