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T4 Template Helper function
<;#+ [method][field declaration][property declaration]; #>
The <;#+ tag indicates a template helper block. The helper block allows the template developer to add code at the T4 TextTransformation Class level. The code added can be a Method, a Field, or a Property declaration.
A method that is declared within the helper block, it can be compared to a #GROUP from the Clarion Win32 template language. Embeds can also be declared inside a helper block.
Examples:
field declaration
<;#+ string adoRepositoriesDirectory; #>
method definition
<;#+void GenerateUpdate(ITable t)
{
string methodName = (“ADO” + t.Name + “.Update”).PadRight(40) + “PROCEDURE(” + t.Name + “ ” + t.Name + “ToUpdate)”;
#>
method call and an embed declared
<;#+ void MyPseudoGroup() {#> <;#% MyEmbed #> <;#+}#>
In this case when the method MyPseudoGroup is called, the content of the MyEmbed will be executed.