Suggestion: enhancement in the syntax (loops)

[felipenmoura]

Hi. What about this?

/**
 *
${2:loop(, )}
 * @param ${2} ${2.1}
${2:/loop}
 */
function ${1:name} (${2:params}) {
    ${3}
}

This way:

• the first focus is in $1 ... user types "createClient" and hits tab
• focus on both $2
• user types "name", tab, "The client name."
  • results in:

/**
 * @param name The client name.
 */
function createClient (name) {
    ${3}
}

• user hits tab again, and cursor goes back to where it was before(outside the loop) adding the separator(", ", in this case) just before it.

/**
 * @param name The client name.
 */
function createClient (name, [CURSOR]) {
    ${3}
}

• user types "age", tab, "The client's age."
• result now it:

/**
 * @param name The client name.
 * @param age The client's age.
 */
function createClient (name, age, [CURSOR]) {
    ${3}
}

• user hits tab, not typing anything
• removes the last separator, and focus on $3.

/**
 * @param name The client name.
 * @param age The client's age.
 */
function createClient (name, age) {
    [CURSOR]
}

It's just a suggestion, but I think this feature would give much power to a new level of snippets.

[mrroot5]

Interesting but you can create a function snippet and use this extension: https://github.com/wikunia/brackets-funcdocr for param options.

[felipenmoura]

FuncDocr is really interesting, but I was using the annotation comment just as an example.

The loop feature for snippets could be used for many other things. Imagine using this for css...so you can create a snippet which would bring the : and ; for each line/property. Or in HTML, a snippet that allowed you to create tables or LIs where with a simple TAB you could add a new set of tags. I know emmet is good for things like that too, but this way, you would have a repeatable pattern (and could edit it, tab by tab).