Edit Template Variables Dialog

The dialog opens when you click Edit Variables in the Template Text area on the Editor | Live Templates page of PyCharm settings Ctrl+Alt+S.

Use this dialog to create and edit expressions for variables in the selected live template.

Controls

Item	Description
Name	In this field, view or edit the variable name in the format $<variable_name>$ .
Expression	In this field, specify the expression to have the value of the corresponding template input field calculated automatically. This expression may contain constructs of the following basic types: String constants in double quotes. The name of another variable defined in a live template. Predefined functions with possible arguments. Type an expression manually or select a predefined function from the list. The list shows also the number and type of parameters, if any, for the selected function. The available functions are listed alphabetically in the Functions table.
Default value	In this field, specify the default string to be entered in the corresponding input field of the expanded template, if the expression does not give any result after calculation. Note that a default value of a variable is an expression that can refer to other live template variables. To define the default value as a literal, enclose it in quotation marks.
Skip if defined	Select this checkbox to have PyCharm proceed with the next input field, if the value of the current input field is defined.
Move Up / Move Down	Use these buttons to change the order of variables in the list. The order of variables in the table determines the order in which PyCharm will switch between the corresponding input fields when the template is expanded.

Predefined Functions to Use in Live Template Variables

Item	Description
`blockCommentEnd`	Returns the characters that indicate the end of a block comment in the current language context.
`blockCommentStart`	Returns the characters that indicate the start of a block comment in the current language context.
`camelCase(String)`	Converts a string into camelCase. For example, `camelCase(my-text-file)`, `camelCase(my text file)`, and `camelCase(my_text_file)` all return `myTextFile`.
`capitalize(String)`	Capitalizes the first letter of the parameter.
`capitalizeAndUnderscore(sCamelCaseName)`	Capitalizes all the letters of a CamelCase name passed as the parameter, and inserts an underscore between the parts. For example, `capitalizeAndUnderscore(FooBar)` returns `FOO_BAR`.
`classNameComplete()`	This expression substitutes for the class name completion at the variable position.
`clipboard()`	Returns the contents of the system clipboard.
`collectionElementName()`	Removes `_list` and plural ending (s).
`commentEnd()`	Returns the characters that indicate the end of a comment in the current language context. The return value is empty if line comments are defined in the current language.
`commentStart()`	Returns the characters that indicate the start of a comment in the current language context. If line comments are defined in the current language, their start indicator is preferable.
`complete()`	Invokes code completion at the position of the variable.
`completeSmart()`	Invokes smart type completion at the position of the variable.
`concat(expressions...)`	Returns a concatenation of all the strings passed to the function as parameters.
`date(sDate)`	Returns the current system date in the specified format. Without a parameter, the current date is returned in the default system format. To use a different format, provide a parameter according to the SimpleDateFormat specification. For example, the function `date("Y-MM-d, E, H:m")` will return the date formatted as `2019 - 07 - 5, Fri, 12:56`.
`decapitalize(sName)`	Replaces the first letter of the parameter with the corresponding lowercase letter.
`defaultReturnValues`	Returns the default value if the expression is used in the return statement. Uses the `errorVariableName` parameter if the expression is of the error type.
`djangoBlock`	Shows completion popup for the available Django blocks.
`djangoFilter`	Shows completion popup for the available Django filters.
`djangoTemplateTags`	Shows comFpletion popup for the available Django template tags
`djangoVariable`	Shows completion popup for the available Django variable.
`enum(sCompletionString1,sCompletionString2,...)`	Returns a list of comma-separated strings suggested for completion when the template is expanded.
`escapeString(sEscapeString)`	Escapes the string specified as the parameter.
`expectedType()`	Returns the expected type of the expression into which the template expands. Makes sense if the template expands in the right part of an assignment, after `return`, and so on.
`fileName()`	Returns the name of the current file with its extension.
`fileNameWithoutExtension()`	Returns the name of the current file without its extension.
`firstWord(sFirstWord)`	Returns the first word of the string passed as the parameter.
`groovyScript("groovy code", arg1)`	Returns a Groovy script with the specified code. You can use the `groovyScript()` function with multiple arguments. The first argument is the text of the script that is executed or the path to the file that contains the script. The next arguments are bound to the `_1`, `_2`, `_3`, ...`_n` variables that are available inside your script. Also, the `_editor` variable is available inside the script. This variable is bound to the current editor.
`JsArrayVariable()`	Returns the name of the current JavaScript array.
`jsClassName()`	Returns the name of the current JavaScript class.
`jsComponentTypeOf()`	Returns the type of the current JavaScript component.
`jsDefineParameter`	Based on the name of the module, returns the parameter from `define(["module"], function (<parameter_in_question>>) {})`.
`jsMethodName()`	Returns the name of the current JavaScript method.
`jsQualifiedClassName()`	Returns the complete name of the current JavaScript class.
`jsSuggestIndexName()`	Returns a suggested name for an index variable from most commonly used ones: `i`, `j`, `k`, and son on. The names that are not used in the current scope yet are shown first.
`jsSuggestVariableName()`	Returns the suggested name for a variable based on its variable type and initializer expression, according to your code style settings that refer to the variable naming rules. For example, if it is a variable that holds an element within an iteration, PyCharm makes a guess on the most reasonable name, taking into account the name of the container that is iterated.
`jsSuggestDefaultVariableKind(Boolean)`	The Boolean parameter determines whether constants are allowed or not in the current context. If no parameter is specified, constants are allowed. When the templates expands, a list is shown with `var`, `let`, `const` options for TypeScript and ES6 and with only one `var` option for earlier JavaScript versions.
`jsSuggestImportedEntityName()`	Suggests the name for import statements of the type `import * as $ITEM$ from "$MODULE$"` or `import $ITEM$ from "$MODULE$"` based on the filename.
`lineCommentStart`	Returns the characters that indicate the start of a line comment in the current language context.
`lineNumber()`	Returns the current line number.
`lowercaseAndDash(String)`	Converts a camelCase string into lower case and inserts n-dashes as separators. For example, `lowercaseAndDash(MyExampleName)` returns `my-example-name`.
`pyClassName()`	Returns the name of the current Python class (the class where the template is expanded).
`pyFunctionName()`	Returns the name of the current Python function.
`pyIterableVariable()`	Enables scope specific completion for the iterable variables.
`regularExpression(String, Pattern, Replacement)`	Find all occurrences of `Pattern` in a `String` and replace it with `Replacement`. You can specify the pattern as a regular expression to find everything that matches it in the string.
`showParameterInfo()`	Returns the parameter details when adding a parameter to a function or method. Example of usage:
`snakeCase(String)`	Converts a string into snake_case. For example, `snakeCase(fooBar)` returns `foo_bar`.
`spaceSeparated(String)`	Converts a string into lowercase and inserts spaces as separators. For example, `spaceSeparated(fooBar)` returns `foo bar`.
`spacesToUnderscores(sParameterWithSpaces)`	Replaces spaces with underscores in the string passed as the parameter. For example, `spacesToUnderscores(foo bar)` returns `foo_bar`.
`substringBefore(String,Delimiter)`	Removes the extension after the specified delimiter and returns only the filename. This is helpful for test file names (for example, `substringBefore($FileName$,".")` returns `component-test` in component-test.js).
`time(sSystemTime)`	Returns the current system time in the specified format. Without a parameter, the current time is returned in the default system format. To use a different format, provide a parameter according to the SimpleDateFormat specification. For example, the function `time("H:m z")` will return the timestamp formatted as `13:10 UTC`.
`underscoresToCamelCase(String)`	Replaces underscores with camelCase letters in the string passed as the parameter. For example, `underscoresToCamelCase(foo_bar)` returns `fooBar`.
`underscoresToSpaces(sParameterWithUnderscores)`	Replaces underscores with spaces in the string passed as the parameter. For example, `underscoresToSpaces(foo_bar)` returns `foo bar`.
`user()`	Returns the name of the current user.

Last modified: 6 November 2019