Package / Patterns Template Editor

The Package Patterns Template Editor allows you to modify the structure of package templates. This editor appears when you double click on a package pattern template in the Templates view.

Overview

This tab includes:

• The package 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 in the description, 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 to 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
• Value

Double-click a variable to open the Edit Variable dialog.

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.

Buttons

Button	Description
	Opens a wizard to add new variables or units. The fields in the wizard correspond to those on the tab.
	Removes the variable or unit selected. NB: Consider this option carefully. You will not be prompted before an element is removed.
	Opens a dialog with an editable name field.

Related topic:

Using the Package Template Editor