JetBrains Live Templates: Context Scoping and Variable Resolution Explained
Live Templates stop working when context rules or variable scope are misunderstood. Here is how expansion actually works and how to fix common failures.
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Live Templates stop working when context rules or variable scope are misunderstood. Here is how expansion actually works and how to fix common failures.
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