PropWPF Code Snippet

 Steps to add a code snippet in Visual Studio for use as adding a WPF property. 

Go to Tools, Code Snippets Manager

Select the desired language

Click on the Visual C# folder to see the existing snippets. 

Copy the propfull.snippet to the My Code Snippets location and rename it to the desired shortcut. In my case propwpf.snippet.

Modify the snippet to the desired format: 

In this case this is the snippet text: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<CodeSnippets  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2005/CodeSnippet">

<CodeSnippet Format="1.0.0">

<Header>

<Title>propWpf</Title>

<Shortcut>propWpf</Shortcut>

<Description>Code snippet for property and backing field</Description>

<Author>Microsoft Corporation</Author>

<SnippetTypes>

<SnippetType>Expansion</SnippetType>

</SnippetTypes>

</Header>

<Snippet>

<Declarations>

<Literal>

<ID>type</ID>

<ToolTip>Property type</ToolTip>

<Default>int</Default>

</Literal>

<Literal>

<ID>property</ID>

<ToolTip>Property name</ToolTip>

<Default>MyProperty</Default>

</Literal>

<Literal>

<ID>field</ID>

<ToolTip>The variable backing this property</ToolTip>

<Default>myVar</Default>

</Literal>

</Declarations>

<Code Language="csharp"><![CDATA[private $type$ $field$;

public $type$ $property$

{

get { return $field$;}

set { SetProperty(ref $field$, value);}

}

$end$]]>

</Code>

</Snippet>

</CodeSnippet>

</CodeSnippets>