OpenEdge ABL Snippets for VS Code

This extension for Visual Studio Code adds snippets for OpenEdge ABL.

Installation

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Snippets

Below is a list of all available snippets and the triggers of each one. The ⇥ means the TAB key.

Define variable

Trigger	Content
dvch⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
dvin⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS INT64 NO-UNDO.
dvhn⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.
dvda⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS DATE NO-UNDO.
dvde⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS DECIMAL NO-UNDO.
dvdt⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS DATETIME NO-UNDO.
dvlg⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO.
dvlc⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
dvmp⇥	DEFINE VARIABLE varName AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.

Define input parameter

Trigger	Content
ipch⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
ipin⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS INT64 NO-UNDO.
iphn⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.
ipda⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATE NO-UNDO.
ipde⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS DECIMAL NO-UNDO.
ipdt⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATETIME NO-UNDO.
iplg⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO.
iplc⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
ipmp⇥	DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER varName AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.

Define output parameter

Trigger	Content
opch⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
opin⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS INT64 NO-UNDO.
ophn⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.
opda⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATE NO-UNDO.
opde⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DECIMAL NO-UNDO.
opdt⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATETIME NO-UNDO.
oplg⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO.
oplc⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
opmp⇥	DEFINE OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.

Define input-output parameter

Trigger	Content
iopch⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
iopin⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS INT64 NO-UNDO.
iophn⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS HANDLE NO-UNDO.
iopda⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATE NO-UNDO.
iopde⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DECIMAL NO-UNDO.
iopdt⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS DATETIME NO-UNDO.
ioplg⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS LOGICAL NO-UNDO.
ioplc⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
iopmp⇥	DEFINE INPUT-OUTPUT PARAMETER varName AS MEMPTR NO-UNDO.

All different

Trigger	Content
ds⇥	DEFINE STREAM streamName.
dvb⇥	DEFINE BUFFER bufferName FOR tableName.
dpb⇥	DEFINE PARAMETER BUFFER buferName FOR bufferName.
ffwn⇥	FIND FIRST {table} WHERE {where} NO-LOCK NO-ERROR.
i++⇥	$1 = $1 + 1.
i--⇥	$1 = $1 - 1.
&gl⇥	&GLOBAL-DEFINE $1
&sc⇥	&SCOPED-DEFINE $1

dtt⇥ - DEFINE TEMP-TABLE

DEFINE TEMP-TABLE ttName NO-UNDO
   FIELD fieldName AS dataType
.

pro⇥ - DEFINE PROCEDURE

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Purpose:     
  Parameters:  
  Notes:       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
PROCEDURE procName PRIVATE:
   ...
END PROCEDURE.

func⇥ - DEFINE FUNCTION

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Purpose:     
  Parameters:  
  Notes:       
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FUNCTION functionName RETURNS dataType PRIVATE (  ):
   DEFINE VARIABLE vRet   AS dataType NO-UNDO.
   ...
   RETURN vRet.
END FUNCTION.

if⇥ - IF THEN

IF logicalExpression THEN DO:
   ...
END.

ife - IF THEN ELSE

IF logicalExpression THEN DO:
   ...
END.
ELSE DO:
   ...
END.

fore - FOR EACH WHERE NO-LOCK

FOR EACH bufferName WHERE query NO-LOCK:
   ...
END. /* FOR EACH bufferName */

forf - FOR FIRST WHERE NO-LOCK

FOR FIRST bufferName WHERE query NO-LOCK:
   ...
END. /* FOR FIRST bufferName */

forl - FOR LAST WHERE NO-LOCK

FOR LAST bufferName WHERE query NO-LOCK:
   ...
END. /* FOR LAST bufferName */

dtl - DISABLE TRIGGERS FOR LOAD OF

DISABLE TRIGGERS FOR LOAD OF tableName.

class - DEFINE CLASS

CLASS className FINAL:

   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Purpose:    
     Parameters: 
     Notes:      
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

   CONSTRUCTOR PUBLIC className (  ):
      
   END CONSTRUCTOR.

   DESTRUCTOR className (  ) :

   END DESTRUCTOR.

END CLASS. /* className */

prop - DEFINE PROPERTY

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Purpose:    
  Notes:      
---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
DEFINE PRIVATE PROPERTY propName AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO
   GET.
   SET.

meth - DEFINE METHOD

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Purpose:    
  Parameters: 
  Notes:      
---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
METHOD PRIVATE CHARACTER methodName ( ):
   
END METHOD.