5

In 2013 Express for Web there were MVC code snippets for adding default actions and post actions (mvcaction4 and mvcpostaction4). Visual Studio 2015 Community doesn't appear to have these. Is there a particular tool or download I need to install to restore these or get the MVC5 versions? Or do I need to copy them and stick them in my custom scriptlets?

Sam
  • 9,933
  • 12
  • 68
  • 104
  • Have you tried to create a snippet [this](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165394.aspx) way? – Sirwan Afifi Aug 20 '15 at 21:43
  • I am aware of the old way, just don't know if something is missing from my installation or if I'm missing some addon. I can do it manually as a last resort – Sam Aug 21 '15 at 01:18
  • Have you found any MVC snippets? :( I'm missing those too, and cannot believe no one have created any yet. – Michael Brennt Jun 17 '16 at 14:44
  • I also had the problem but it turned out to be Resharper. See [Using VS Code Snippets with Resharper](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2820446/using-vs-code-snippets-with-resharper). – PJ Jacobs Jan 05 '17 at 21:32
  • you can create your own snippets by installing code snippet extension in VS. – Zeeshan Ahmad Khalil Jul 11 '20 at 11:12

2 Answers2

0

for mvc4action I have created the snippet for VS 2017 , you will need to create file with '*.snippet' extension , save file then go to Tools menu in VS 2017 ,select Code Snippets Manager and import the file you created 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<CodeSnippets  
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">  
    <CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">  
        <Header>  
            <Title>mvcaction</Title> 
            <Shortcut>mvc4action</Shortcut>             
        </Header>  
        <Snippet>  
            <Code Language="csharp">  
                <![CDATA[public ActionResult $ActionName$()
                {
                    return View();$end$
                }
          ]]>  
            </Code> 
<Declarations>  
    <Literal>  
        <ID>ActionName</ID>  
        <ToolTip>Replace ActionName.</ToolTip>  
        <Default>Action</Default>  
    </Literal>  
</Declarations>         
        </Snippet>  
    </CodeSnippet>  



</CodeSnippets>
Cyber Progs
  • 3,656
  • 3
  • 30
  • 39
0

Go to search bar at the top of the Visual Studio window ---> type MVC 4 ---> you'll get the option to download and install the support for MVC --->download and install and then the snippets will work.

RezA
  • 103
  • 1
  • 8