Editing C and C++ Source Files

The IDE's built-in Source Editor enables you to view, create, and edit yourC and C++ source code. You can open the Source Editor window by double-clicking an editable element in the Projects window or by choosing File > New to create a new file.

The IDE has many features to simplify coding of C and C++ files such as:

• Code completion. A code completion box displays possible ways of completing the expression you are typing.
• Code templates. You can enter common code snippets by typing abbreviations for those snippets. You can use built-in code templates and also create your own code templates.
• Code Folding. Enables you to hide sections of code, such as declaration blocks and method bodies.
• Pair Completion, Smart Enter, and Smart Semicolons. When you type a quotation mark, bracket, brace, or parenthesis, the Source Editor automatically inserts the closing character. The matching is "smart", so the closing characters are not duplicated if you type them yourself.
• Class View. Lets you view all of the classes in your project and their members and fields.
• Hyperlinks. Let you jump from the invocation of a class, method, variable, or constant to its declaration.