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Asked: 2026-06-15T06:33:55+00:00

I am in a C++ class and my professor has given us some starter

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I am in a C++ class and my professor has given us some starter code to implement a graph.

She has given us a .template file and wants us to run it in Visual Studio 2012, however VS2012 doesn’t seem to recognize the .template file as C++ code so does not color the C++ reserved words at all.

The program still compiles and runs, but it is more difficult to code when I can’t see any of the reserved words in color. Is there any way to make VS2012 color the reserved words in .template files?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sure. Just rename it to have a .cpp extension.

    Or, alternatively, Visual Studio offers functionality that will allow you to map a custom extension to a particular editing experience. Go into your Visual Studio options and navigate to Text Editor > File Extension.

    Visual Studio > Options > Text Editor > File Extension

    Here, you can add template as a file extension and map it to the Microsoft Visual C++ editor.

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