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Tip#66: Did you know... how to insert quotes values automatically while typing the attrib values?

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It's a nice time saver if you would like the HTML editor to automatically add quotes for the attribute values while you are typing.

To set this option select Tools->Options. Check Show all settings. From the left pane select Text Editor -> HTML -> Format and check the insert attribute value quotes when typing checkbox.

 

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Now as soon as you hit "=" for the attrib value, editor will insert a pair of quotes and show the intellisense for the values accepted.

Select a value from the intellisense and press enter/tab. Cursor would jump out of the pair of quotes (you will have to hit the arrow key after entering the attrib value, if it doesn't show up a list of values).

 

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Deepak Verma
SDET | Visual Web Developer

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  • Anonymous
    May 29, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    May 29, 2009
    It's a nice time saver if you would like the HTML editor to automatically add quotes for the attribute

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    May 29, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    Interesting Finds: May 30, 2009

  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    Thanks for the tip, it saves valuable time, really!

  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    Stupid Microsoft.  It should be default setting.

  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    I agree with Jean.  It should be default setting. Thanks Jean.

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    May 30, 2009
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    May 30, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    Some good stuff: (Thanks Scott) May 30th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio Here is the

  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    Hi, Its a nice tweak. Thanks, Thani

  • Anonymous
    May 30, 2009
    I recently was thinking about this. Great find!

  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2009
    nice article.. we can save time a lot..

  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2009
    【原文地址】 May 30th Links: ASP.NET, AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, Visual Studio 【原文发表日期】 Saturday, May 30, 2009 3:39

  • Anonymous
    May 31, 2009
    如果你愿意在HTMLEditor中输入属性值时自动加入双引号。设置选项菜单Tools-

  • Anonymous
    June 03, 2009
    Thank you for posting this! I kept saying to myself...there HAS to be a way to make it put the quotes in automatically. I honestly have no idea why this isn't turned on by default.

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    June 15, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    July 01, 2009
    I use this setting since VS2005. I always wondered why isn't this the default setting?

  • Anonymous
    July 01, 2009
    This is a great feature except there is a VS bug (that I have reported on MS Connect but has since been closed as non-repro) that has been plaguing me for years across 4 different dev boxes where this setting mysteriously defaults to disabled!

  • Anonymous
    July 29, 2009
    This should have been a default setting. Nevertheless, a good time saver. Thanks for sharing.

  • Anonymous
    September 08, 2009
    Thanks.. it is helpfull for me...