SlickEdit User Guide

ALIASES
6. On the Alias options page, the Parameters group box will now display a list of the parameters that
you have added.
7. In the large text field on the right side of the Alias options page, you can now type the alias value.
In the places where you want parameter prompting to occur, type %(ParamName), where
ParamName is the parameter name that you entered in Step 3.
8. Click OK when you are finished.
Example: Instantiating a Variable in Java with Parameter Prompting
In Java, instantiating variables can be a repetitive task. The following code shows a common Java code
snippet:
public class {
public static void main (String args[]) {
String x = new String( arg[0] );
}
}
You could define an alias for entering new class names with variables and arguments. That way, when you
press Enter after the third line and type and expand the alias, you will be prompted for the values.
For this alias, use the Parameters section of the Alias options page to first define three parameters:
class_name, var_name, and arg_list. Then, enter the following text for the alias value:
%(class_name) %(var_name) = new %(class_name)( %(arg_list) );
Creating a Language-Specific Alias from a Selection
You can create a language-specific alias from a selection by following the steps below.
1. Select some code.
2. Right-click and select Create Alias.
3. Give the alias a name and click OK.
4. The language-specific Alias options page appears, from which you can edit the code to fine-tune
or add parameters.
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