MetaEditor HelpMain menuEdit

Edit

This menu contains commands for working with a program source code. The following commands are available here:

 

Command

Description

Undo

Undo

Undo the last action.

Redo

Redo

Redo the last undone action.

Prompt to Copilot

Prompt to Copilot

Send a code part as a prompt to Copilot for suggestions on how to complete it.

Explain via Copilot

Explain via Copilot

Send the selected code part to Copilot to get its description.

Cut

Cut

Cut a selected source code fragment in order to paste it elsewhere.

Copy

Copy

Copy a selected source code fragment to clipboard.

Paste

Paste

Paste a copied or cut source code fragment to a specified place.

Clipboard

Clipboard

Open a clipboard. MetaEditor saves up to 30 last entries copied to clipboard. This opens a list of stored entries allowing you to paste a selected one into your code.

Delete

Delete

Delete a selected source code fragment.

Select All

Select All

Select all the source code in the active window.

 

Paste

Open the submenu for quick resource insertion.

 

Convert

Open the submenu for converting text to different formats.

 

Bookmarks

Open the submenu for working with bookmarks. Bookmarks are used for highlighting lines in a program source code.

 

Additional

Open the submenu for working with a source code: inserting comments, inserting indents, changing case.

 

Storage

Open the submenu for working with the MQL5 Storage.

Name list

Name list

Show the list of possible options of function names for substitution when writing a program code. The variants of names are determined by the first characters typed.

Information on parameters

Information on parameters

Show the current function signature. In other words, it shows the order and types of parameters set in the function, and also highlights the current edited parameter.

Go to Definition

Go to Definition

Go to a declaration or definition of a selected function or variable.

List of functions

List of functions

Open the list of all functions declared in the current program code.