Storing code snippets in eclipse

Question

I\'m a recent semi-convert to Eclipse after 20 years of using vi and gvim. One of the things I miss about gvim is that I could cut a bunch of different snippets of code int

Answer 1

Eclipse also offers something very similar to the templates feature described by VonC called (would you believe) snippets. Window > Show view > Snippets.

To add a new snippet category: Right click in the Snippets window and click Customize... Click New > New Category. Enter a category name if necessary (e.g. "Java"). Click Apply. With your chosen category selected, click New > New Item. Enter your snippet.

To use a snippet, put the cursor where you want to insert the snippet, then double click on a snippet in the Snippets window.