I'm really liking the
refactoring tools in Visual Studio 2005. So much that I purchased
ReSharper
because I can't wait for the VS2005 to RTM! Anyway, I was thinking how nice it
would be if the refactoring ability called
Encapsulate Field would allow both a
name change to the private field and the corresponding property. To do this you
would have to first rename the field, then encapsulate it. So, I tried using the
class diagram to create a property, but it doesn't create a corresponding
private field for you. Bummer...
Then I found the
prop expansion...hello!!!
Very nice. Simply type in the word "prop" in the code editor and hit TAB twice.
You end up with the following...
private
int
myVar;
public
int
MyProperty
{
get
{ return myVar; }
set
{ myVar = value; }
}
The yellow highlights are areas you can tab to and from to alter the data type
and the names of the field and the property. So, the first place I end up is in
the
int
and I type "string", press TAB, end up in the
myVar
area and I can type "_name", press TAB again and end up in the
MyProperty area and type "Name" and Viola!!! A private field and
public property.
private
string _name;
public
string Name
{
get
{ return name; }
set
{ name = value; }
}
Expansions rock!
