Project Template Editor

The Project Template Editor allows you to modify the structure of a project template. This editor appears when you double click on a project template in the Template View.

Overview

This tab includes:

The project template Name.
A Description field in which you can enter the description of the template. This text appears in the Apply Pattern... dialog description area when you select this template. The description of a template usually describes what the template does and (if any) what the parameters expect and do. For information about what HTML tags can be entered description please see Description Tags.
A Help Context ID field for linking to a help page (for use with the extension point org.eclipse.help.contexts) if you want provide F1 context help for the template.

Variables

Use this tab to specify text in the code that the template will generate, or for names that appear on the various tabs.

Columns include:

Name
Label
Type, for instance: int, float, java.lang.String
Value

Units

Use this tab to create the individual classes that the package template should generate.

In the area below the list, you can enter the syntax for each class, or enter comments. As you select different classes in the list at top, the area below displays the syntax for that class. You can also use conditional statements based on the variables you create on the Variables tab.

Natures

Use this tab to specify which natures to associate with the project. Together projects can have one or more natures, for instance, a Java project has the Java nature.

Classpath

Use this tab to create the correct classpath for the project created by this template. Together adds these to the classpath file when creating a project. You can use the names of variables from the Variables tab, or ones added through the Preferences dialog.

Buttons

Button	Description
	On the Variables, Units, Natures, and Classpath tabs. Opens a wizard or dialog to add new elements. The fields in the wizard correspond to those on the tab.
	On the Variables, Natures, and Classpath tabs. Opens a wizard or new dialog to change elements. The fields in the wizard correspond to those on the tab.
	On the Variables, Units, Natures, and Classpath tabs. Removes the selected element. NB: Consider this option carefully. You will not be prompted before an element is removed.