Visual Studio .NET Macros for quick insertion of C# Conditional and Iteration Statements

Introduction

These macros insert C# code constructs into your document at the insertion point. To use, open Macro Explorer and copy and paste into an existing or new macro project. To run a macro place the cursor at the required insertion point in your document and double-click the name of the macro in Macro Explorer. You may wish to define more convenient keyboard shortcuts for each macro via the Tools->Customize menu.

Imports EnvDTE
Imports System.Diagnostics

Public Module CSharp
  ' Description: Inserts for loop
  Sub ForLoop()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "for (int i = 0; i < ; i++)"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 3)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 19)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts while loop
  Sub WhileLoop()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "while ()"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 3)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 6)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts do-while loop
  Sub DoWhileLoop()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "do"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "} while ();"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharLeft(False, 2)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts foreach loop
  Sub ForEach()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "foreach ( in )"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 3)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 8)
  End Sub

  'Description: Inserts if block
  Sub IfNoElse()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "if ()"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 3)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 3)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts if-else block
  Sub IfElse()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "if ()"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "else"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 7)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 3)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts switch block
  Sub Switch()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "switch ()"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "case :"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "break;"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "case :"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "break;"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "default:"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "break;"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 8)
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharRight(False, 7)
  End Sub

  ' Description: Inserts generic exception block
  Sub Exception()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "try"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "catch (System.Exception ex)"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "{"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine()
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "}"
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineUp(False, 5)
  End Sub

End Module
    

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