Using Pair Completion, Smart Enter, and Smart Semicolons

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When you edit your C and C++ source files, the Source Editor does "smart" matching of pair characters such as brackets, parentheses, and quotation marks. When you type one of these characters, the Source Editor automatically inserts the closing character. When you type a semicolon (;), the semicolon is automatically inserted at the end of the statement. If you type the closing character yourself, the Source Editor removes the character it added automatically, so the closing character is not duplicated.

In addition, you can:

• Use the Shift-Enter keyboard shortcut to start a new line when the insertion point rests before the closing pair character.
• Split a string over two lines by pressing Enter while you are typing the string. The quoted text is split over two lines with corresponding quotation marks and plus (+) symbol added automatically.
• Move to the next line without splitting the current line by typing Shift-Enter.

To turn off the pair matching and smart enter features:

1. Choose Tools > Options, click Editor, and select the General tab.
2. Deselect the Insert Closing Brackets Automatically checkbox.
3. You can press Ctrl-Enter to split the current line at the insertion point without moving the insertion point to the next line.

See Also
	Using Code Completion

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