Refactor/Encapsulate in Visual Studio 2010

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Hi,

I am trying to find a way to shortcut refactor/encapsulate more than the default in Visual Studio. For example, now if I type this:

C#

private string serverSMTP = string.Empty;

then I can right click, choose Refactor, then Choose Encapsulate and get this:

C#

private string serverSMTP = string.Empty;

public string ServerSMTP
{
    get { return serverSMTP; }
    set { serverSMTP = value; }
}

I'd like to be able to customize it to do this instead, is there any way to accomplish this? And expanding that is there a way to shortcut it? like Ctrl R, E?

C#

private string serverSMTP = string.Empty;
public string ServerSMTP
{
    get { return serverSMTP; }
    set
    {
        if (value != serverSMTP)
        {
            serverSMTP = value;
            RaisePropertyChanged("ServerSMTP");
        }
    }
}

Posted 18-May-11 10:32am

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Updated 18-May-11 10:47am

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Ed Nutting 18-May-11 17:11pm

Have you tried looking at writing a Visual Studio Macro - that would be the only way I would have thought, to do this.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-May-11 17:21pm

It's hardly can be Macro, but Add-In would do.
Please see my answer.
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-May-11 17:23pm

Good question, not very good example -- existing re-factoring type provides a reasonable starting point for making code you want. I'll vote 5 for this question.
Please see my answer.
--SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-18T11:20:00

Good question.

I've read somewhere that customization using Visual Studio code re-factoring engine is planned by Microsoft by not yet delivered. Locate directory where the related snippets are ("[Visual Studio path]\VC#\Snippets\1033\"), just search for "*.snippet" — you will find the sub-directory "Refactoring". You can play with that, but I're read somewhere in Microsoft documentation that it's not recommended. Still you could experiment this this stuff, as you can always backup and restore it. In contrast, I customized my "Visual C#" snippets (not using Visual Studio IDE, as it's too tedious to me, but directly) and was able to add my own snippets and improve existing ones. I'm not sure if it's possible to add re-factoring snippets; probably not because they should be backed by much more complex code.

Another approach is creation of Visual Studio add-in from scratch, using project templates from the node "Other Project Types" => "Extensibility".

You can try available commercial add-ins like Visual Assist X, CodeRush or ReSharper — they are all supposed to support code re-factoring. You can locate these products in Wikipedia.

—SA