High-speed MVC Development in Visual Studio with CodeRush and DevExpress MVC Extensions
If you saw our Using CodeRush with MVC webinar, Rory and I introduced new templates that make it easy to exploit the MVC Extensions from DevExpress. These templates will likely be integrated into CodeRush 11.1, however you can install and start using them right now (installation instructions appear below).
Templates
Controls
| Template | Control |
| xb | Button |
| xc | Calendar |
| xcb | ComboBox |
| xde | DateEdit |
| xgv | GridView |
| xhe | HtmlEditor |
| xhl | HyperLink |
| xi | Image |
| xl | Label |
| xlb | ListBox |
| xm | Menu |
| xmo | Memo |
| xnb | NavBar |
| xp | PopupControl |
| xpg | PageControl |
| xrb | RadioButton |
| xrbl | RadioButtonList |
| xrp | RoundPanel |
| xs | Splitter |
| xse | SpinEdit |
| xtb | TextBox |
| xte | TimeEdit |
| xtv | TreeView |
| xu | UploadControl |
Items, Nodes, Groups, Panes, and Tab Pages
These templates make it easier to create elements inside the MVC controls. Copy the reference that will own these elements (e.g., “settings”, “settings.Properties”, “firstMenu”, etc.) to the clipboard before expanding.
| Template | Calls | Use Inside |
| ga | Groups.Add() | NavBar |
| ia | Items.Add() | ComboBox, ListBox, Menu, RadioButtonList |
| na | Nodes.Add() | TreeView |
| pa | Panes.Add() | Splitter |
| tpa | TabPages.Add() | PageControl |
Other Templates
| Template | Expansion |
| xrs | RenderScripts |
| xrss | RenderStyleSheets |
Installation
To install, follow these steps:
1. Right-click and save each of the templates below.
HTML_MVC_DevEx Extensions.xml
CSharp_ASP.NET_MVC_DevEx Extensions.xmlIMPORTANT: For VB developers, we have two sets of templates to choose from.
- If you are working in CodeRush 10.2.5 or less, use these templates: Basic_ASP.NET_MVC_DevEx Extensions.xml
- If you are working in CodeRush 10.2.6 or greater, use these templates instead: Basic_ASP.NET_MVC_DevEx Extensions.xml
2. Start Visual Studio if it’s not running already.
3. From the DevExpress menu, select Options.
4. Navigate to the Editor\Templates options page.
5. IMPORTANT: Change the Language combo box at the bottom of the Options dialog to HTML.
6. Right-click the template TreeView and choose Import Templates….
7. Select the HTML_MVC_DevEx Extensions xml file downloaded in step one, and click Open.
8. If you see a Category Exists warning message, click OK.
Next, we need to install the templates for adding items, groups, nodes, panes, and tab pages. These templates must be imported into the appropriate language group of templates.
If You Work in Visual Basic…
1. IMPORTANT: Change the Language combo box at the bottom of the Options dialog to Basic.
2. Right-click the template TreeView and choose Import Templates….
3. Select the Basic_ASP.NET_MVC_DevEx Extensions xml file downloaded in step one, and click Open.
4. If you see a Category Exists warning message, click OK.
If You Work in C#…
1. IMPORTANT: Change the Language combo box at the bottom of the Options dialog to CSharp.
2. Right-click the template TreeView and choose Import Templates….
3. Select the CSharp_ASP.NET_MVC_DevEx Extensions xml file downloaded in step one, and click Open.
4. If you see a Category Exists warning message, click OK.
Testing
After importing the MVC Extension templates as shown above, click OK to close the Options dialog. Inside an MVC application, open an aspx file, go to an empty line, and expand one or more of the templates on this page.
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