Using the Template Editor

The Generator Template Editor provides a complete integrated development environment (IDE) for CodeSmith Generator templates. You can use Generator Template Editor to edit, compile, and run CodeSmith Generator templates. The Generator Template Editor includes features designed to make building and debugging templates easier.

The Template Editor offers a superset of the functionality of Template Explorer. When you just want to execute templates and generate code, you'll find it's faster to use Template Explorer to get your work done. But when you have templates under active development, Template Editor should be your tool of choice.

This section will cover the following topics:

• Template Editor User Interface
• Template Editor Features
• Building, Running, and Compiling Templates
• Customizing CodeSmith Generator