Refactoring by Renaming in Visual Studio .NET 2005

July 29, 2006 on 3:26 pm | In General |

Refactoring by renaming is very straightforward in Visual Studio .NET 2005. Here is how it is done.

You simply overwrite the identifier you wish to rename. The editor will display a symbol underneath it to signal that a refactoring operation is available, at which point you press Alt-Shift-F10 and select the correct operation from a drop-down list. The entire sequence does not require any clicks or keyboard shortcuts to access the refactoring menu. I have seen something close in X-Developer, but it was not as refined as this.

I almost regret using Vim for C# development all this time!

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