Templates are a chunk of predefined code that you can insert into
a DTD file when it is created. You may find a template useful when you have
a certain piece of code you want to reuse several times, and you do not want
to write it out every time.
To create a new DTD template, complete the following steps:
- Click .
- Click New in the templates prefereces.
- Supply a new template Name and Description.
- Specify the Context for the template.
This is the context in which the template is available in the proposal
list when content assist is requested.
- Specify the Pattern for your template using
the appropriate tags, attributes, or attribute values to be inserted by content
assist.
- Optional: To insert a variable, click the Insert
Variable button and select a variable. For example,
the date variable indicates the current date will be
inserted.
- Click Apply and then OK to
save your changes.
You can edit, remove, import, or export a template by using the same
preferences page.
If you have a template that you do not want to remove,
but you no longer want the template to appear in the DTD templates list when
you create a file, clear its checkbox in the templates table.