IntelliJ Live Templates bug with completeSmart() function

Question

I am trying to create a Live-Template in Android Studio that will somewhat speed up creation of findViewById(...)

Part of it is self-learning, and part is curious in creating such live-templates.

I want to be able to type in the following...

Button find + (enter)

...and that should create something like this...

Button btnAdd = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnAddition);

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My current implementation has issues...

...and these issues stem from the use of completeSmart() . Whenever you use completeSmart() , the template ignores everything after that call and ends editing.

For example, If I moved the CAST named-variable up one slot (above ID ) , then the cast would be automatically filled out and it would not let me easily edit ID anymore. Same as below picture, but without btnAddition . Just ...findViewById(R.id.);

With my current setup, I have CAST on the very bottom so I can easily edit all of the named-variables; however, the use of completeSmart() does not let the template end (Place the cursor by the $END$ marker - Line 29 in the picture below) when I am complete.

Instead, it places the cursor right after the cast , like so...

...when it should be placed on the start of the next line. This template does put a new line in, but the cursor does not go there at the end. Why?

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So I want this...

1 ) Since I already but in Button , I want to cast to be Button . I should not have to type in in twice!

Answer 1

you should use method typeOfVariable()

you can change like this: