Predefined surround templates

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This topic lists all predefined surround templates in ReSharper 2025.3.

Live/Surround templates can be used for generating code in existing files and (if there is the $SELECTION$ parameter in the template body) for surrounding code fragments with template code, such as try...catch statement .

Each live template is identified by a Shortcut — a short string of characters, for example foreach — that you can type right in the editor to invoke the template.

Index of Surround Templates

Template	Description
C#
besample	Unity Profiler Begin/End Sample Block
()	Surround the selection with parentheses
{}	Surround the selection with braces
foreach	foreach block
for	Simple "for" loop
#if
#region	Surround the selection with a region
namespace	Add a namespace to the selected code
tryf	try finally
try	try catch
while	while loop
do	do...while loop
if	if statement
lock	lock statement
using	using statement
cast	Cast the selection to a specific type
VB.NET
If	Put the selection into the statement block following `Then` in the `If-Then` construct
If..Else	Put the selection into the statement block following `Then` in the `If-Then-Else` construct
SyncLock	Transform the selection into the `SyncLock` statement
Using	Put the selection into the `Using` statement
tc	Wrap the selection into the `TryCast`
ct	Transform the selection into the first parameter of the `CType()` function
dc	Transform the selection into the first parameter of the `DirectCast` function.
namespace	Add a namespace to the selected code
XML
tag
JavaScript
{}	Surround the selection with braces
()	Surround the selection with parentheses
TypeScript
{}	Surround the selection with braces
()	Surround the selection with parentheses
ASP.NET
tag
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
HTML
tag
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
Razor
tag
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
HTML-Like
link	Wrap the selection in a hyperlink
Angular 2 HTML
link
ASP.NET(C#)
foreach	foreach block
ASP.NET(VB.NET)
foreach	For Each block
C/C++
namespace {}	Anonymous namespace
forr	Reverse for loop
wcerr	Write to standard error stream
do	do while loop
foreach	Range-based for loop
for	For loop with integer index
if	if statement
namespace	Namespace declaration
try	try catch statement
while	while statement
static_cast	static_cast expression
dynamic_cast	dynamic_cast expression
const_cast	const_cast expression
reinterpret_cast	reinterpret_cast expression
cast	C-like cast expression
include_guard	Include guard surround template
if...else	if else statement
C++
include_guard	Include guard surround template

10 November 2025