Syntax and snippets

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The syntax of the AL language is designed to help building business applications for Business Central.

Tip

Use Ctrl+Space to trigger IntelliSense and get assistance on code completion, parameter info, quick info, and member lists. For more information about snippets, see Syntax and snippets.

In addition to the inline help of IntelliSense, you have access to various snippets that give you a template for a specific object type. Use a code snippet from an .al file by start typing the snippet name. All snippets start with the letter t. For example, to get a template for a table, type ttable and press Tab.

Examples of snippets

The following list is a noncomprehensive list of the snippets that you can use in the AL.

Type...	To get a...
taction	Action structure
tassert	Assert error structure
tcaseof	Case of structure
tcaseelse	Case else structure
tcodeunit	Codeunit object structure
tcontroladdin	Control add-in structure
tenum	Enum structure
tenumext	Enum extension structure
tfield	Table field structure
tfieldpage	Page field structure
tfor	For structure
tif	If structure
tifelse	If else structure
tpage	Page object structure. Choose between Card, List, API, RoleCenter, or PromptDialog type.
tpageext	Page extension structure
tprocedure	Method structure
tquery	Query object structure
trepeat	Repeat until structure
treport	Report object structure
ttable	Table object structure
ttableext	Table extension structure
ttrigger	Trigger structure
twithdo	With do structure
twhile	While structure
txmlport	XMLport object structure

See also

Get started with AL
Developing extensions in AL