Function Element (IntelliSense Code Snippets)
Specifies a function to execute when the literal or object receives focus in Visual Studio.
<CodeSnippets>
<CodeSnippet>
<Snippet>
<Declarations>
<Literal>
<Function>
<Object>
<Function>
<Function>
FunctionName
</Function>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.
Attributes
None.
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element |
Description |
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Defines the literal fields of the code snippet that you can edit. |
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Defines the object fields of the code snippet that you can edit. |
Text Value
A text value is required.
This text specifies a function to execute when the literal or object field receives focus in Visual Studio.
Remarks
The Function element is only supported in Visual C# code snippets. For a complete list of supported functions, see Code Snippet Functions.
Example
The following code example shows an example of the GenerateSwitchCases function. This function generates a case statement for each value in the enumeration specified in $expression$.
<CodeSnippets xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">
<CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">
<Header>
<!-- Insert Header information here. -->
</Header>
<Snippet>
<Declarations>
<Literal>
<ID>expression</ID>
<ToolTip>Expression to switch on.</ToolTip>
<Default>switch_on</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal Editable="false">
<ID>cases</ID>
<Function>GenerateSwitchCases($expression$)</Function>
<Default>default:</Default>
</Literal>
</Declarations>
<Code Language="CSharp">
<![CDATA[
switch ($expression$)
{
$cases$
}
]]>
</Code>
</Snippet>
</CodeSnippet>
</CodeSnippets>