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Using Code Folding 

Code folding lets you collapse (hide) and expand (show) your code to make it easier to navigate and read. RAD Studio generates code that contains code folding regions, but you can add your own regions as needed. 

Creating Live Templates 

While using the Code Editor, you can add your favorite code constructs to the Template Manager to create a library of the templates you use most often. 

Creating Template Libraries 

Template libraries are custom project templates that specify how a project should look and what it should contain. When you create a custom template library, it is placed in the New Files dialog box where is accessible for creating a project using FileNew.
You can create template library projects from scratch, or you can use projects previously created by you or other developers as the basis for template libraries. To use an existing project, you simply create an XML file with the extension .bdstemplatelib which describes the project and is used to create the template library using that... more 

Customizing Code Editor 

CodeGear RAD Studio lets you customize your Code Editor by using the available settings to modify keystroke mappings, fonts, margin widths, colors, syntax highlighting, and indentation styles. 

Finding References 

The Find References refactoring feature helps you locate any connections between a file containing a symbol you intend to rename and other files where that symbol also appears. A preview allows you to decide how you want the refactoring to operate on specific targets or on the group of references as a whole. 

Finding Units and Using Namespaces (Delphi, C#) 

Depending on which language you are using, you can use a refactoring feature to locate namespaces or units. If you are using C#, you can use the Use Namespace command to import namespaces into your code files, based on an object in your code. If you are using Delphi, you can use the Find Unit command to locate and add units to your code file based on objects in your code.
The Use Namespace dialog appears when you select a C# object name and select the Use Namespace command. The import operation attempts to identify and display the most likely... more 

Recording a Keystroke Macro 

You can record a series of keystrokes as a macro while editing code. After you record a macro, you can play it back to repeat the keystrokes during the current IDE session. 

Refactoring Code 

Refactoring refers to the capability to make structural changes to your code without changing the functionality of the code. Code can often be made more compact, more readable, and more efficient through selective refactoring operations. RAD Studio provides a set of refactoring operations that can help you re-architect your code in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
Refactoring operations are available for Delphi, C#, and C++. However, the refactorings for C# and C++ are limited in number. You can access the refactoring commands from the Refactoring menu or from a right-click context menu while in the Code Editor.... more 

Using Bookmarks 

You can mark a location in your code with a bookmark and jump directly to it from anywhere in the file. You can set up to ten bookmarks. Bookmarks are preserved when you save the file and available when you reopen the file in the Code Editor. 

Using Class Completion 

Class completion automates the definition of new classes by generating skeleton code for Delphi class members that you declare. 

Using Code Insight 

Code Insight (sometimes referred to as Code Completion) is a set of features in the Code Editor and the HTML Tag Editor that provide code completion, display code parameter lists, and show tool tips for expressions and symbols.
The hint window list box filters out all interface method declarations that are referred to by property read or write clauses. The list box displays only properties and stand-alone methods declared in the interface type. 

Using Live Templates 

Live templates are reusable code statements that are accessible from the Code Editor. You can insert pre-defined code segments into your code or add your own code snippets to the Template window. key and SHIFT+Tab keys. Pressing ESC, Enter,(or pressing theTab key) from the last jump point exits SyncEdit mode and puts the... more 

Using the History Manager 

The History Manager lets you view and compare versions of a file, including multiple backup versions, saved local changes, and the edit buffer of unsaved changes.
For simplicity, the following procedures uses a small text file to introduce the functionality of the History Manager. However, the History Manager is available for most files, including source code and HTML files. 

Using Sync Edit 

The Sync Edit feature lets you simultaneously edit indentical identifiers in selected code. For example, in a procedure that contains three occurrences of label1, you can edit just the first occurrence and all the other occurrences will change automatically.