Here is a snippet I created that I like to use when defining properties for webparts. Have fun with it...
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<Header>
<Title>Sharepoint WebPart Property</Title>
<Shortcut>wpprop</Shortcut>
<Description>Code snippet for Sharepoint Webpart Property.</Description>
<Author>Matthew Mcknight</Author>
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<SnippetType>Expansion</SnippetType>
</SnippetTypes>
</Header>
<Snippet>
<Declarations>
<Literal>
<ID>type</ID>
<ToolTip>Property type</ToolTip>
<Default>string</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>property</ID>
<ToolTip>Property name</ToolTip>
<Default>MyProperty</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>field</ID>
<ToolTip>The variable backing this property</ToolTip>
<Default>_myProperty</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>personalizable</ID>
<Type>System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts.PersonalizationScope</Type>
<ToolTip>Personalization Level for this webpart?</ToolTip>
<Default>PersonalizationScope.Shared</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>browsable</ID>
<Type>System.Boolean</Type>
<ToolTip>Is this webpart browsable?</ToolTip>
<Default>true</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>description</ID>
<ToolTip>The description for this webpart.</ToolTip>
<Default>My Description</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>defaultValue</ID>
<ToolTip>The default value for this property.</ToolTip>
<Default></Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>category</ID>
<ToolTip>The category to display for this webpart in the webpart editor.</ToolTip>
<Default>My Category</Default>
</Literal>
<Literal>
<ID>friendlyName</ID>
<ToolTip>The friendly name to display for this webpart.</ToolTip>
<Default>My Friendly Name</Default>
</Literal>
</Declarations>
<Code Language="csharp"><![CDATA[
private $type$ $property$;
[Personalizable($personalizable$)]
[WebBrowsable($browsable$)]
[Description("$description$")]
[DefaultValue("$defaultValue$")]
[Category("$category$")]
[FriendlyName("$friendlyName$")]
public $type$ $property$
{
get { return $field$; }
set { $field$ = value; }
}
$end$]]>
</Code>
</Snippet>
</CodeSnippet>
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