T4 Template Formatting & Utilities

Formatting

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3:

 

Output Utility

1. Write(string)

2. WriteLine(string)

1. Write(string) example:

2. WriteLine(string) example:

 

Indentation Utility

1. PushIndent(string)

2. PopIndent()

3.ClearIndent()

4. CurrentIndent

1. PushIndent example:

2. PopIndent example:

3. ClearIndent example:

4. CurrentIndent example:

 

Notification Utility

1. Warning(string)

2. Error(string)

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3:

 

Demo Example:

The example to read ConnectionStrings from config file (web.config or app.config)

.tt file

App.config file

.cs file

Program.cs

Output result:

T4 Template Directives (Assembly, Import, Include)

Three other different Directives can be used in T4 Template

1. Assembly

2. Import

3. Include

 

1. Assembly

Error if no Assembly directive

 

2. Import

 

3. Include

incl1.tt

incl2.tt

Main.tt

Output Result

Add code in incl1.tt

Output Result