Living with VS 2005 CS3215 and C

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Living with VS 2005 - CS3215 and C

• Liu Yang

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Outline

• VS 2005 Working Environment
• View Windows
• Customized Settings
• Code Editing
• Code Navigation and Searching
• Refactor
• Snippets
• Debugging
• Tips
• Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

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VS 2005 Working Environment

• Main Explorer Windows
• Code Editor (F7)
• Design Editor (Shift - F7)
• Solution Explorer (Ctrl-W, S)
• Class View (Ctrl-W, C)
• Object Browser (Ctrl-W, J)
• Help Windows
• Error List (Ctrl-W, E)
• Output (Ctrl-W, O)
• Property Window (F4)
• Task List (Ctrl-W, T) HACK, UNDONE, TODO
• Full Screen Window (Shift Alter Enter)
• Customized Toolbar and Settings

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Outline

• VS 2005 Working Environment
• View Windows
• Customized Settings
• Code Editing
• Code Navigation and Searching
• Refactor
• Snippets
• Debugging
• Tips
• Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

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Code Editing

• Format Code
• Ctrl-A, S, X, C, V, Z, Y, F, H, N
• Ctrl-E, F to format selection
• Ctrl-E, D to format document
• Add Comment
• Ctrl-E, C to comment out the selection
• Ctrl-E, U to un-comment of the selection
• Navigation
• Navigate Forward / Backward
• Use BookMarks
• Go to Definition (F12)
• Find All References
• Go to Line Ctrl-G

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Code Editing

• Outlining
• Toggle Outlining expansion Ctrl M, M
• Toggle All Outlining Ctrl M, L
• Stop Outlining Ctrl M, P
• IntelliSences
• IntelliSense provides an array of features that
  make language references easily accessible.
• Search
• Ctrl-F to Search
• F3 for fast find next
• Ctrl-H for quick replace
• Windows Navigation

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Class Diagram

• Create Class Diagram for your project
• Using the Class Diagram to synchronize with your
  code.

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Using Refactor

• Refactoring is the process of rewriting a
  computer program or other material to improve its
  structure or readability, while explicitly
  preserving its meaning or behavior.
• Rename (F2)
• Extract Method (Ctrl-R, M)
• Encapsulate Field (Ctrl-R, E)
• Extract Interface (Ctrl-R, I)
• Promote Local Variable to Parameter (Ctrl-R, P)
• Remove Parameter (Ctrl-R, V)
• Reorder Parameter (Ctrl-R, O)

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Code Snippets

• IntelliSense Code Snippets are reusable,
  task-oriented blocks of code.
• Use snippets
• 1 In the Code Editor, place the cursor where you
  would like to insert the code snippet
• Type CTRLK, CTRLX, or
• Right mouse click to select insert snippet
• Select the code snippet / type the name and then
  press TAB or ENTER.
• 2 Type the key word directly, and select the
  word, and then press TAB, TAB
• Sround With
• Snippets Management
• Create snippets
• http//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165393(
  VS.80).aspx

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Outline

• VS 2005 Working Environment
• View Windows
• Customized Settings
• Code Editing
• Code Navigation and Searching
• Refactor
• Snippets
• Debugging
• Tips
• Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

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Debugging

• Add Break Points (F9)
• Conditions
• Location
• Hit Count
• Filter
• Write Code to Output
• Debug.WriteLine("Debugging Test")
• Trace.WriteLine("Trace Information-Product
  Starting ")
• Start Debugging (F5)
• Step Into (F11)
• Step Over (F10)
• Quick Watch
• Add Watch
• Quick Build (Ctrl-Shift B / F6)

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Outline

• VS 2005 Working Environment
• View Windows
• Customized Settings
• Code Editing
• Code Navigation and Searching
• Refactor
• Snippets
• Debugging
• Tips
• Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

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Tips

• How to do box/column selection?
• Alt or Shift-Alt cursor
• How to bind keyboard shortcuts to commands?
• Go to Tools Options and choose Environment
  Keyboard
• Either select the command from the list or type
  in the command name in the edit box above it
• In the Press shortcut key(s), press the
  keyboard shortcut you want to associate with the
  currently selected command
• Play all the Ctrl key
• Use F2 to F12
• Put frequent used function on the toolbar
• Dont pass your DLL and Exe around, which can be
  easily decompiled back to complete source code.

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Outline

• VS 2005 Working Environment
• View Windows
• Customized Settings
• Code Editing
• Code Navigation and Searching
• Refactor
• Snippets
• Debugging
• Tips
• Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

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Useful Add-ins and Third Party Tools

• Resharper
• Error Highlighting and Quick-Fixes
• Advanced Coding Assistance
• Numerous Refactorings
• Navigation and Search
• Unit Testing
• Visual Assist X
• Read Code Faster with Enhanced Syntax Coloring
• Write Code Faster with Acronyms and Shorthand
• Write Code Faster with Suggestions
• Navigate Code Faster with Find References
• Dynamic Spell checking
• dotTrace
• Memory profiling
• Performance profiling enhancements
• Multiple snapshots

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• The PPT can be found
• www.comp.nus.edu.sg/liuyang/3215/vs.ppt
• Share your tips and post them in the forum

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Thank You