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Index

Symbols

[ ] (brackets)

character class in regular

expressions, 85

GoToBrace command, 90

{ } (curly braces), in regular expression

replacements, 86

#{ and }#, enclosing code

snippets, 222

<% and %>, enclosing code template

keywords, 224

’ (apostrophe)

' ' ', preceding VB.NET XML

comments, 286

VB.NET line comments, 271

* (asterisk), in regular expression

matching, 86

\ (backslash), escaping characters in

regular expressions, 88

^ (caret), in regular expression

matching, 86

? (question mark), reading variable

values, 180

" (quotes), enclosing variables and

commands, 134

/ (slash)

//, C# line comments, 271

///, preceding XML comments, 272

/? switch (VSEdit), 177

| (vertical bar), in code templates, 222

Numbers

1033 folder, 395

A

abbreviations, identifier names and, 281

acronyms, treatment of (class library

design), 281

ACT (see Application Center Test tool)

active code generation, 197

Add New Item dialog box, extending by

adding file template, 389–398

Add Reference dialog, 11

AddDirective macro, 216

Add-in Manager, 418

add-ins

changing icon for, 411–416

adding to installer, 414

creating the icon, 412–413

modifying command code, 414

classes, coloring in code, 56

Code<Template>.NET, 221–224

Command Browser, 408–411

CopySourceCodeAsHTML, 435

devMetrics, 262–265

GhostDoc, 281–285

managing, 417–420

Add-in Manager, 418

installing, 417

repairing add-ins, 419

PInvoke.NET, for Visual Studio, 241

Reflector tool, 252

RegExinator, 450

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add-ins (continued)

Regions Add-in tool, 48

solutions, 23

Spell Checker, 426

configuring options, 427–430

TestDriven.NET, 420

VSFileFinder, 79–83

VSTabs, 95

writing for Visual Studio, 398–407

code, writing, 406

creating the project, 399–404

installation, 406

Tools menu item, adding, 404

WSContractFirst, 441

AddNamespace macro, 216–221

ADO.NET DataSet objects (see

DataSets)

advanced mode (ILDASM), 247

aliases, 180

viewing and editing, 181

Allocation Profiler tool, 266–270

alphabetic characters, matching in

regular expressions, 86

Anticipating Minds (devMetrics

Add-In), 263

app.config file

adding custom sections, 187–192

building configuration

template, 187

running ConfigBuilder

tool, 188–191

using custom section, 191

JIT debugging with Windows

Forms, 167

AppendFormat (StringBuilder), 41

Application Center Test tool, 329–346

ACT project files, 336–338

creating a test, 331

creating ACT project, 331

customizing test scripts, 334–336

identifying test cases, 331

running a test, 333

standalone tool, 338–346

creating an ACT project, 338

creating new tests, 338

running a test, 345

sample ACT project, 339

test properties, 340–342

users, defining, 342–345

viewing results, 346

stress testing configurations, 330

test properties, 332

viewing test results, 333

application configuration files

setting to use schema, 126

XML schema for, 125

application hosts compatible with

add-in, 399

application layers, 18

application pools (Windows Server

2003), 163

arguments, external tool, 130

prompting for, 131

.ashx file extension, 392

.asmx file extension, 54

ASP.NET

debugging applications, 162

default schema, extending for custom

controls, 126

HTTP Handlers, 392

macro for attaching to application

process, 164

ASPX files, setting to use XML

schema, 128

asp.xsd file, 126

assemblies

add-in icon, 412

adding to installer, 414

AssemblyName setting, project

files, 25

controls in, 109

copying and including in projects, 14

custom visualizer, adding, 172

envdte.dll, 113

examining with Reflector, 248–254

additional Reflector features, 251

disassembling

assemblies, 249–251

downloading and running

Reflector, 249

using within Visual Studio, 252

generating documentation from XML

comments, 290–291

inspecting for design and coding

conformity with

FxCop, 255–257

Microsoft.VSDesigner.dll, 182

PIA (Primary Interop), 365

project references,

updating, 213–216

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signing quickly, 211–213

System.Web.dll, 115

assembly references, 11–15

creating, 13

managing, 14

resolving, 13

AssemblyKeyFile attribute, 211

attributeGroup elements, 126

attributes

configuration template file, 188

custom visualizer, 171

authentication, ACT tests

requiring, 342

auto hide feature for windows, 75

autocompletion (see IntelliSense)

automation object model, 382–385

commands, invoking, 384

documents, automating, 383

using from Windows Forms

application, 386–389

windows, automating, 385

AutoRecover, 10

AutoSave, 10

AvailableMBytes performance

counter, 299–301

B

BaseCodeGeneratorWithSite.dll, 183

binary data (.vssettings file), 120

block selection, 36

blogs

FxCop, 262

PInvoke.NET, 243

bookmarks, 90

Boolean properties commented by

GhostDoc, 283

braces (GoToBrace command), 90

break mode, 143

entered through unhandled

exception, 152

Breakpoint Condition dialog, 147

breakpoint helper application, 150

breakpoints

setting in SQL statements, 160

setting with debugger, 143–149

breaking at particular function

call, 144

breaking at particular line of

code, 143

breaking on certain

conditions, 147

controlling frequency of

breaking, 148

reviewing in Breakpoints

window, 146

troubleshooting, 149–151

Breakpoints window, 146

build results, navigating with output

window, 140

build settings, 5

project files, 24

in solution files, 23

build switches (devenv.exe), 327

build tool in Visual Studio 2005 (see

MSBuild files)

Build.Cancel command, 136

building blocks, 20

Build.RebuildSolution command,

creating shortcut for, 98

builds

customizing process, 132–137

handling build events, 134–137

pre- and post-build event

commands, 132–134

modifying output, 138–141

business solution, 1

(see also solutions)

buttons, customizing on toolbars, 102

C

C#

commercial refactoring tools, 69

Excel Workbook, 367

generating statistics on

code, 262–265

line comments, 271

project files, 24

refactoring code, 61

regions, 46

type keywords, 187

XML comments, 272–280

<c> and <code> tags (XML

comments), 276

C++, keyword coloring in Visual

Studio, 55

/c switch (VSEdit), 177

call and callee graphs for classes and

class members, 251