如何将光标插入符号放在Xcode代码片段中

Question

Is it possible to specify where the cursor should be after inserting a code snippet in xcode 4? Is there a <# #> style marker for this? I'm having trouble finding good documentation on code snippets.

Answer 1

You can just use <##> . It will show a "bubble" you can select, which isn't ideal, but it does move the cursor caret to that location.

Answer 2

Here are a couple examples supplementing @rdougan's helpful answer. This is not exactly what the OP was asking in the question, but it is what I was looking for when I came here based on the title.

Custom Example

print("<#text#>")

gives you

Standard Example

You can also observe any of the standard code snippets to see how they are made. Just click one of them in the code snippet area.

which gives

Reminder on how to add custom code snippets:

Write your code as normal in the code editor. Then highlight it and drag it into the code snippet window. A dialog box will pop up where you can give it a simple shortcut.