Visual Studio Hacks

Refactor Your Code #14

Chapter 2, Master the Editor

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private void StartCar( )

{

if (_hasFuel)

{

_isStarted = true;

}

}

Rename

The second function on the Refactor menu is the Rename function. This is

one of the most time-saving functions on this menu. Suppose that you

decide the name

Car is a little shortsighted, since the system will need to

work for

Cars, Bikes, Trucks, and more. A more appropriate name would be

Vehicle. Normally you would need to manually find all references to the

name

Car and change them; the Rename function does this for you automat-

ically. First, right-click on the name

Car and then select the Rename func-

tion from the Refactor menu; the Rename dialog will then be displayed (see

Figure 2-33). The Rename dialog allows you to specify what to rename the

class to; in this case, it’s going from

Car to Vehicle. A number of check-

boxes are available; check all of them in this example. The first (Preview Ref-

erence Changes) lets you preview all of the changes to the files; the next two

checkboxes (Search In Comments/Strings) tells Visual Studio to search for

this name in comments as well as strings.

After clicking the OK button, you will see a confirmation dialog that shows

all of the changes that will be made. As you can see in Figure 2-34, the Pre-

view Changes dialog shows where Visual Studio is going to change the name

Car to Vehicle. After you click Apply, Visual Studio will make ...