Gedit: use snippet, code faster

If you are looking for a C/C++ editor, I will suggest gedit, the gnome official text editor. And here, I am going to tell about one of the most powerful IDE feature of gedit, Snippets.

Note: Before reading this, you are requested to consult this.

Snippet allows you to insert frequently used codes using shortcuts. For example, you possibly always write something like this in your C program:

Code:


#include

int main(void){

  return 0;
}


If you have activated Snippet, you can insert the whole code block by typing "main" and pressing tab.
Here is how to make it work.

First activate the Snippet plugin. Many snippets are defined by default. You can modify them if you wish. Also, you can add your own snippets.

Go to Tools > Manage Snippets...
A new window will be opened, Like this.



As you can see, I have marked some places with 1, 2...
Here, snippet for do-while loop in C is selected.
5 shows the text to be inserted.
4 shows what to type to insert the text. (Means, type do and press tab to insert 5)
To define a new snippet click on 1, then insert the required fields.

You can save your snippets by clicking 3.
Also, you can import snippet. Click 2.

I have defined some snippets for java, C, C++, and html. Feel free to use them.
I update my snippets very frequently, I will try to update the file also. Check the future posts for updates. But, I recommend to define your snippet yourself so that you can easily remember. However, you need not remember all the snippets, because if you type first few letters and press cntr+space, you will be shown all matching snippets.

So, activate Snippets, press tab, code faster...

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