How to add/remove custom Code snippets in Xcode 11 and above

Question

How to drag and drop a custom code to code snippets and use a shortcut text for auto-fill as we did in Xcode < 10

And how to remove the snippets?

Answer 1

How to add

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In Xcode select line or code to be added in code snippet and then

Option1

1. Goto Editor

2. choose the Create code snippet

Option 2

Select Code you want to add to snippet right click and choose create code snippet

How to Remove

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Choose any snippet and press backspace

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How to Edit

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If you want to edit already added code snippet it is easy. just open code snippet library list (from right corner) from the list select code snippet you want to edit and press SPACE BAR button

Warning : My Xcode crashes randomly couple of time during removing or adding code snippet make sure you save your work (Xcode 10 BUG) :]

Hope it is helpful

Answer 2

To add new code snippet in XCODE 10, you can just:
- select the codes that you want to create snippet
- then right-click on those selected codes
- choose Create code snippet.

And to remove the code snippets:
- Just click on the {} icon on the top right nav
- Then select on the code snippet you want to delete
- Press Backspace

Answer 3

To edit the snippet

• Click on the show panel icon on top right of the Snippet popup window.

• Window will expand to show the code and also the Edit button

Click on panel icon

Edit button now visible

Answer 4

Update for Xcode 11

Add code snippet

Same way as before:

1. Select code
2. Right click on it
3. Create Code Snippet

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Edit and Delete code snippet

Type cmd + shift + L and you will see the following UI:

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For more information about Xcode code snippets check this article.

Answer 5

If you still want to use Drag & Drop way to create a new code snippet as we did until Xcode 9, you can open Library dialog (shortcut: [Command] + [Option] + [Shift] + [L]) and drag the source code into the dialog.