Can someone explain the pattern at todo optional tab in intellij 
for example :if i type "todo" then I want the "todo" tag should output:
//todo this is your code here
what should I do?
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you want to have the string "//todo this is your code here" written in place of "todo" when you press tab, correct ? (not sure to have understood well) – Derlin Apr 25 '16 at 13:24
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yes just like : //TODO this is your code here to complete. – 小斌斌来也 Apr 25 '16 at 13:30
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The window in your screenshot just controls the icons shown on the left gutter.
What you want is a live template:
- open settings > editor > live templates
- choose a category, for example other
- press on the "+" on the right, add template
- abbreviation: "todo", description: anything, template text: "// todo this is your code here"
- choose the applicable contexts, for example Java.
- press ok
Then, in a java code, type todo + tab.
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