Adding Code to Text Templates

You can use Visual Basic or Visual C# code to control how the text that results from processing the template is generated based on input data. Code blocks fall into three categories: statements, expressions, and class features.

In This Section

• Text Syntax (Domain-Specific Languages)
  Explains the role of text blocks in text templates.

• Statement Syntax
  Explains the role of statements in text templates and shows the syntax for using them.

• Expression Syntax (Domain-Specific Languages)
  Explains the role of expressions in text templates and shows the syntax for using them.

• Class Feature Syntax
  Explains the role of class features in text templates and shows the syntax for using them.

• How to: Add a Statement to Text Templates
  Lists the steps to add a statement to a text template and gives an example.

• How to: Add an Expression to Text Templates
  Lists the steps to add an expression to a text template and gives an example.

• How to: Add Helper Functions to Text Templates
  Lists the steps to add a class feature to a text template and gives an example.

• How to: Generate Errors and Warnings from Text Templates
  Lists the steps to generate errors and warnings from text templates using the Error and Warning methods.

• How to: Append Text to the Generated Text
  Lists the steps to append text to the generated text using the Write and WriteLine methods.

Reference

Domain-Specific Language Tools

Related Sections

• Using Built-in Directives in Text Templates
  Contains topics that explain using built-in directives, such as output and include, in text templates.

• Architecture of Text Templates
  Contains topics that discuss the architecture of the text template transformation process in detail.

• Text Template Walkthroughs
  Contains walkthroughs that provide step-by-step instructions for common text template scenarios.

• Generating Artifacts By Using Text Templates
  Describes the use of text templates to generate artifacts such as text reports, code, or HTML files.

• Domain-Specific Language Tools Glossary
  Defines key terms that are used in the Help for Domain-Specific Language Tools.