Keyword Element (IntelliSense Code Snippets)

Specifies a custom keyword for the code snippet.

<CodeSnippets>
  <CodeSnippet>
    <Header>
      <Keywords>
        <Keyword>

<Keyword>
    Code Snippet Keyword
</Keyword>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
Keywords	Groups individual Keyword elements.

Text Value

A text value is required.

The keyword for the code snippet.

Remarks

The code snippet keywords are used by Visual Studio and represent a standard way for online content providers to add custom keywords for searching or categorization.

Example

The following code snippet contains the keywords File copying and Copying files.

<CodeSnippets xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">
    <CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
        <Header>
            <Title>Copy File</Title>
            <Author>Microsoft Corporation</Author>
            <Description>Copies a file and saves it as another file.</Description>
            <HelpUrl>www.microsoft.com</HelpUrl>
            <SnippetTypes>
                <SnippetType>Expansion</SnippetType>
            </SnippetTypes>
            <Keywords>
                 <Keyword>File copying</Keyword>
                 <Keyword>Copying files</Keyword>
            </Keywords>
            <Shortcut>copyfile</Shortcut>
        </Header>
        <Snippet>
            <!-- Insert snippet information here -->
        </Snippet>
    </CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>

See Also

Concepts

Code Snippets Schema Reference