How do I use templates inside a T4 ClassBlock method? - t4

Question

I'm starting to investigate T4 for Code Generation.
I get that you have a basic template in which you can embed little chunks of c#/vb which can perform clever stuff...
<## template language="VB" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
<## output extension=".vb" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
Imports System
<#For Each Table as String in New String(0 {"Table1","Table2"}#>
Public Class <#=Table#>DA
Public Sub New
<#= WriteConstructorBody() #>
End Sub
End Class
<#Next#>
<#+
Public Function WriteConstructorBody() as String
return "' Some comment"
End function
#>
This is great.. However I would like to be able to write my main block thus...
<## template language="VB" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
<## output extension=".vb" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
Imports System
<#
For Each BaseTableName as String in New String(){"Table1","Table2"}
WriteRecDataInterface(BaseTableName)
WriteRecDataClass(BaseTableName)
WriteDAInterface(BaseTableName)
WriteDAClass(BaseTableName)
Next
#>
Then I would like to be able to have the WriteX methods exist in a Class Block but themselves be writable using code by example ie escaped Code blocks.
How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

You can write.....
<## template language="VB" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
<## output extension=".vb" debug="True" hostspecific="True" #>
Imports System
<#
For Each BaseTableName as String in New String(){"Table1","Table2"}
WriteRecDataInterface(BaseTableName)
' WriteRecDataClass(BaseTableName)
' WriteDAInterface(BaseTableName)
' WriteDAClass(BaseTableName)
Next
#>
<#+ Public Sub WriteRecDataInterface(BaseTableName as String)#>
Some Templated unescaped code might go here
<#+ For SomeLoopVar as Integer = 1 to 10 #>
Some Templated unescaped code might go here
<#+ Next #>
Some Templated unescaped code might go here
<#+ End Sub #>
'...
'...
' Other Subs left out for brevity
'...

Answer 2

It seems that you can mix static output with template code in Class Blocks. Here is an example with C#:
<## template language="C#" #>
<# HelloWorld(); #>
<#+
private string _field = "classy";
private void HelloWorld()
{
for(int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
{
#>
Hello <#=_field#> World <#= i #>!
<#+
}
}
#>