Can I configure my Dev C++ or any other C++ compatible IDE to automatically include some code in every new source file that I create?

Question

I have been working on Dev c++ for a while, and often most of the source files I create ,generally include same header file declarations, #define directives and even some of the variables declarations. So is there a way to include all of this code for each new source file that I create, so that manual copying and pasting job is minimized

Answer 1

In eclipse you can edit Templates

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Answer 2

Dev-C++ I believe has GCC/MinGW underneath

Thus, you put all your common defs, ..., into one include file (lets call it config.h) and pass down GCC option -include

-include file

Process file as if "#include "file"" appeared as the first line of the primary source file.