Today I was creating a class with lots of variables and I was originally using the refactor method to generate getters and setters. In the end I got bored and thought there must be a quicker way.
I knew about code snippets but hadn’t really used them
To use the code snippet for creating a property you type in prop and then shift twice
it will create this
public int MyProperty { get; set; }
the int and the MyProperty are highlighted and the int is ready to typed over
if you type in string and then press shift again it will go to the MyProperty you can then type over that and if you are finished press enter.
there are lots more snippets which could help speed up your coding, I found a list here, which I have pasted below so I can find it later. There is also the ability to add blocks of code and you can do this by pressing
CTRL K, CTRL S
this will then give you a list of snippets to insert.
Default Code Snippets
The following code snippets are included in Visual Studio by default.
| Name (or shortcut) | Description | Valid locations to insert snippet |
|---|---|---|
| #if | Creates a #if directive and a #endif directive. | Anywhere. |
| #region | Creates a #region directive and a #endregion directive. | Anywhere. |
| ~ | Creates a destructor for the containing class. | Inside a class. |
| attribute | Creates a declaration for a class that derives from Attribute. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| checked | Creates a checked block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| class | Creates a class declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| ctor | Creates a constructor for the containing class. | Inside a class. |
| cw | Creates a call to WriteLine. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| do | Creates a do while loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| else | Creates an else block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| enum | Creates an enum declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| equals | Creates a method declaration that overrides the Equals method defined in the Object class. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| exception | Creates a declaration for a class that derives from an exception (Exception by default). | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| for | Creates a for loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| foreach | Creates a foreach loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| forr | Creates a for loop that decrements the loop variable after each iteration. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| if | Creates an if block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| indexer | Creates an indexer declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| interface | Creates an interface declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| invoke | Creates a block that safely invokes an event. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| iterator | Creates an iterator. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| iterindex | Creates a “named” iterator and indexer pair by using a nested class. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| lock | Creates a lock block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| mbox | Creates a call to System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show. You may need to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| namespace | Creates a namespace declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace). |
| prop | Creates a property declaration and a backing field. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| propg | Creates a property declaration with only a “get” accessor and a backing field. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| sim | Creates a static int Main method declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| struct | Creates a struct declaration. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace), a class, or a struct. |
| svm | Creates a static void Main method declaration. | Inside a class or a struct. |
| switch | Creates a switch block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| try | Creates a try-catch block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| tryf | Creates a try-finally block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| unchecked | Creates an unchecked block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| unsafe | Creates an unsafe block. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
| using | Creates a using directive. | Inside a namespace (including the global namespace). |
| while | Creates a while loop. | Inside a method, an indexer, a property accessor, or an event accessor. |
