Datasheet

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Basic Tools
Code Editing Tools
The ability to write and modify text and code is a
core function of Visual Studio 2008
Auto Using to detect when your code is missing a
using statement to qualify a data type
Bookmark window to display and navigate to
bookmarks in your code
Bookmarks enable you to mark lines of code and
navigate to them
Class Designer provides a visual design surface called
a class diagram that you can use to work with classes
and other types in a project
Class View displays the symbols defined, referenced,
or called in the application you are developing
Code Colorization colorizes code tokens and
constructs so they are easier to scan and read
Code Definition window is a read-only editor view
that displays the definition of a symbol in a code file
stored in, or referenced by, the active project
Code Snippets Manager to add folders to the folder
list that the Code Snippet Picker scans for XML
.snippet files
Code Snippets provide a way for you to insert ready-
made snippets of code into your projects
Document Outline window provides an outline view
of elements and scripts in the current document
Find All References enables you to find every line of
code that references a particular class or member
Generate Method Stub is an IntelliSense Automatic
Code Generation feature that provides an easy way
to create a new method declaration when writing a
method call
IntelliSense accelerated development by making
language references easy to access and use
Metadata as Source enables you to view metadata
that appears as C# source code in a read-only buffer
Object Browser enables you to explore available
objects and their members
Organize Usings enables you to sort using statements
and remove unused usings
Properties window enables you to view and change
the design-time properties and events of selected
objects that are located in editors, designers, and
other tools windows
Property Manager enables you to modify project
settings that are defined in property sheets