Notepad++ Code Snippet [duplicate]

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Notepad++ code snippets manager

I realize that Notepad++ is not an IDE but there might be plugins that may emulate this functionality. I know there is a auto complete function in Notepad++ but I am looking for something that can be customized.

I can't remember the exact term, but what I am referring to is:

For example if I write php in Notepad++/or some other IDE will replace it with

<?php

?>

So my question is

What is the terminology for that?

Is there a plugin for Notepad++?

Which Editors/IDE's support this functionali开发者_运维技巧ty?

Sorry if this been asked before but I can't remember the exact term so I can't search for it.

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As pointed out in the comments, they're often called code snippets, and you'll find good support for these in the SnippetPlus plugin.

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Here is a link to a page if you are using notepad++ version 5.0. You may just need to update your version.
http://cybernetnews.com/notepad-50-can-auto-complete-code/

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On Windows you could use Autohotkey to replace a php with the text you wrote in all windows programs (even your browser). You can of course specify it to only do this in certain programs. This means that you could change IDE in the future without having to learn new auto-completion functionality. This has saved me a ton of keystrokes.