VScode shortcut to open new file and edit its name-CodePudding

I saw my course instructor do this, and i would like to know if there is a shortcut already existing or if there is a keybinding i can set.

What i want is, when i am currently editing a file for example, i am in ~/src/components/dashboard/dashboard.js and i press the shortcut and it takes me to the file explorer where i will be allowed to name the new file in the same directory, ie ~/src/components/dashboard/

I basically want the functionality we get when we click on the folder that we want a new file in, and then click the new File icon

CodePudding user response：

This should be as trivial as just invoking the "explorer.newFile" command; it has a default binding that only works while the Explorer viewlet has focus; it looks like this on Windows:

{
  "key": "ctrl n",
  "command": "explorer.newFile",
  "when": "explorerViewletFocus"
}

... so it's a matter of assigning a new shortcut that does the same, but without the when clause:

{
  "key": "<YOUR SHORTCUT>",
  "command": "explorer.newFile"  
}

You can still add the when clause that would help if you want to reuse the shortcut (e.g. opening a new terminal while the terminal has focus):

{
  "key": "<YOUR SHORTCUT>",
  "command": "explorer.newFile",
  "when": "editorTextFocus"
}

A full reference about the when clause can be found here: https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/when-clause-contexts