Is there a way in Visual Studio to add some comment to my code while I am executing debugging?
If I try to do it Visual Studio tells me that changes are not allowed.
Searching on Google I found many people that ask about this feature but I can't find a real solution to insert some comment into my code (only bookmarks).
Is it impossible or is there a way to accomplish this operation?
I know that in Java (using Eclipse) I can do it and it is very comfortable
Why not use the bookmark feature of visual studio?
Look under Edit->Bookmarks->Toggle Bookmark. On my machine that's a shortcut of holding Ctrl and tapping K twice.
There are shortcuts for previous/next bookmark, disable all, etc, etc.
You can also see a list of all bookmarks in the Bookmark Window (under the View menu) which allows you to name your bookmarks...
If you have enabled Edit and Continue (E&C), you should be able to edit code while your program is in break mode, e.g. you've hit a break point. It should be enabled by default, but if for some reason it isn't, you can read how to enable E&C here. For 64-bit applications, support for E&C was added with .NET 4.5.1.
If you just want to add comments as a deugging aid, i.e. not 'real' code comments, you can use a datatip aka pinned watched window's comment. Hover your mouse over a variable until the watch window pops up, pin it (top button) then expand comments (bottom button) and type whatever you want. These pinned windows are retained in between debugging sessions, and so are your comments. Combine this with bookmarks for quick navigation (Ctrl-k-k, Ctrk-k-n). Shown in action here, additional info here
Sure! you can both add comments to your codes and even modify your codes while debugging your application.
But, remember: you should Enable and Disable Edit and Continue(see here) as khellang said, and check you are in break mode(rather than debug mode).
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I have been trying to get my head around the SDK API for visual studio for a while now. The problem is I know what I want/need to do. However I can not find a code example or API documentation anywhere that allows me to do what I want :(
I know its possible just I cant find documentation to show how.
I want to add another sidebar ribbon for all open files similar to how the breakpoint works (And many test add-ins for VS, NCrunch comes to mind...) that is blank as standard but when clicked allows some logic to be run to add a comment on that line.
Once added a Icon will be then displayed on that line allowing you to click the icon to view/edit the left comment. (The storage of this etc. is not a problem with the implementation I am doing) I just really need to know how to tell the API to add a new ribbon/side thing and plumb in the required logic :/
If this isn't possible I also had the idea of highlighting the word and again a icon popping up but that seems even more annoying to implement hence why I chose the side option if it is at all possible :/
Thanks in Advance to anyone who helps :D
The "sidebar ribbon" is called an editor margin. See Editor Extension Points.
Implement an IWpfTextViewMargin interface to define a margin. You must
also implement the IWpfTextViewMarginProvider interface to create the
margin.
NOTE The keyword here is "default". I know I can hit escape and the default behavior gets aborted. I don't want to hit the escape key every time the IDE thinks it knows what I want. I didn't have to do this in 2013.
ADDENDUM 2 It seems I'm still having difficulty communicating what I'm after here. What I want to happen is nothing when I press the space bar... I just want a space character to show up on my screen. The only time I want the IDE to actually insert a suggestion is when I hit the tab bar. I hope that's clearer?
This is driving me nuts. 2013 and before allowed you to set completion characters (maybe that was resharper?) But in 2015 I see no way to stop the default behavior of autocomplete.
For example, say I have a class Foo, but I don't have the namespace specified already, yet I have a class FooBar in one of the specified namespaces, if I type:
public void DoSomething(Foo// <-- then a space)
...it automatically puts FooBar. How the heck do I turn off this behavior?
I should mention that I still want Autocomplete, just on tab though.
Edit -> Intellisense -> Toggle Completion Mode
From : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hcw1s69b.aspx
"You can also change to suggestion mode, in which only the text you type is inserted into the code. For example, if you enter an identifier that is not in the list and press TAB, in completion mode the entry would replace the typed identifier. To toggle between completion mode and suggestion mode, press CTRL+ALT+SPACEBAR or click Edit/IntelliSense/Toggle Completion Mode."
For all who have the same problem in Visual Studio Code, add this line to the User Settings:
"editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false
change the setting for Editor: Accept Suggestion On Enter to off
If you're using Resharper and Visual studio 2017, you may need to use a combination of the existing answers to stop getting the autocomplete behaviour when pressing space. This is too long for a comment so added an answer.
Make sure in Visual studio that intellisense Toggle Complete Mode is off/unselected (as noted in other answers). Note: If you turn on the "Text editor" icons in the VS toolbar at the top, you'll see an extra icon that gets highlighted on and off showing you whether intellisense is toggled on or off.
AND
In the resharper dropdown on the toolbar (Resharper > Options...), Go to IntelliSense > Completing Charactes > and then uncheck the "Complete on space" box for C#.
Now autocomplete doesn't occur when pressing space (can still use tab, etc to autocomplete).
(Related aside: This autocomplete on space is really bad if you use VSVim, because you can't by default use the typically vim ESC key to 'get out' of the autocomplete mode. e.g. it's very difficult to even type in the static modifier for a variable/function without it changing to some other autocomplete choice.)
If you use Vs2017 and the setting resets everytime you launch Vs, i created a small script that automatically disables space completion at launch using Visual Commander Extension:
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Visual Studio 2019 Pro -> Options -> Text Editor -> Advanced -> disable "Responsive code completion"
This disables Completion Mode, but doesn't take effect when VS is restarted.
You have to enable & disable it again after each restart, which is worse than using the Toggle Completion Mode menu option.
Since it is in Options, it is probably supposed to be a permanent setting.
Since Visual Studio is constantly changing, I imagine there will constantly be new answers for this. None of the other answers worked for me on Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition. What did work (as of January 2022) was:
Edit > IntelliSense > Switch between automatic and tab-only
IntelliSense completion
Alternatively, you can just toggle it with Ctrl+Alt+Space. Hopefully this helps someone else. Also, I've noticed Visual Studio doesn't seem to remember this setting, and I've had to toggle it again the next time I used VS.
For those looking for the same thing in VSCode (2022)
File -> Preferences -> Settings and search for Accept Suggestion On Commit Character.
Make sure this setting is unchecked:
For the current version of Visual Studio Code (2020), you can change to suggestion mode by going to File > Preferences > Settings and then going to Extensions > TypeScript and then checking TypeScript: Disable Automatic Type Acquisition. Or, after going to Settings, you can search for "Type Acquisition" in "Search Settings" and then check TypeScript: Disable Automatic Type Acquisition.
Default IntelliSense completion mode
Another option for VS19 Enterprise:
Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise -> Options -> Text Editor -> Advanced -> Default IntelliSense completion mode -> Dropdown -> Tab-only
I just did this in Visual Studio by going to:
File > Preferences > Settings > toggle "Suggest on Trigger Characters"
I also toggled off "Auto Suggestion on Commit Character" and "Accept Suggestion on Enter"
- however you may want those settings.
I recently updated my Visual Studio 2013 to Update 2 RTM. Now for my C# files, the navigation bar has a new dropdown for Projects, instead of just having Types and Members like it used to. The Projects dropdown is taking up valuable screen real estate.
Is there a way to hide that Project dropdown in the navigation bar?
See this link for a picture of what a navigation bar looks like.
Update: I added a picture of what my navigation bar looks like for a C# file.
I don't think as things currently stand that you can disable it, but its name is apparently "Context Switcher".
According to this MSDN blog, it would appear to be a new feature intended to help you manage shared files in Universal Apps. I agree that it's confusing, and I'm not a big fan.
A thorough search of the VS options for anything related to "Navigation Bar", "Context Switcher", or "Universal Apps" comes up empty and there don't seem to be any extensions offering this capability either. As far as I know these would be the main avenues for configuration, so my conclusion is that we are stuck with it until the next VS update or until someone gets around to making an extension that can disable it.
If you prefer, you can disable the navigation bar entirely in "Tools > Options > Text Editor > All Languages > Navigation Bar" (or you can disable the bar on a language by language basis.)
Update: As of Visual Studio 2013 Update 3, you can drag and adjust the relative sizing of the 3 drop down lists in the navigation bar.
From a little local testing it looks like the sizing you set is shared between all files and solutions and it persists after closing and reopening visual studio.
I shrank the context switcher down to just the visible text, and it feels more well proportioned and closer to the classic Class and Member drop down layout.
A specific issue has been opened at:
http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/5748900-add-option-to-exclude-the-new-shared-file-dropdow
Please vote !
In Visual Studio 2013 Update 3, which was released this week (http://www.visualstudio.com/news/2014-aug-4-vs) , we have added the ability to re-size the splitters in the Navigation Bar to your own taste. We will save this setting for you. This means if you don't want to use real-estate on the Context Switcher, you can make it very small, but without changing the keyboard behavior of the Navigation Bar. We hope you like this change, which will also appear in the next public release of Visual Studio "14".
There is no (official anyway) way to hide the project dropdown currently. We are considering it though.
Please file a suggestion on http://visualstudio.uservoice.com or file a bug on https://connect.microsoft.com to get your feedback heard.
Unlike others who wish to add items to the Windows Explorer, I want to display a context menu within my application. Now you may be thinking, the class you are looking for is ContextMenu. Let me show you what I am interested in doing. Please excuse the small images...
Here is what I currently have:
This is what I would like it to be:
Let's get the assumptions out of the way. I've already detected that the user has TortoiseSVN installed and the item they are selecting is under source control.
My research thus far:
Retrieving context menus - This is very useful. This is a c# library for the Windows Explorer (which can retrieve the context menu for a particular folder/file). However, even when testing out the example, it does not retrieve the TortoiseSVN options.
Another context menu retrieval - Almost identical to the previous link (C# code again). Gets the Windows Explorer context menu minus the TortoiseSVN options.
Process to add context menu - I have just started reading these in-depth posts. The answer may be within this text but it is going to take me some time to get through it. If I have any luck with these, I will post back an answer.
User appears to be able to accomplish this - This appears to be a email group that deals with SVN development. Why post it here? Perhaps to prove that this can be done. To quote: "I'm playing with the TSVN shell context menu. I'm using the IContextMenu.QueryContextMenu (C++ code) method to access TSVN shell context menu and then I'm browsing trough the returned menu."
All in all, this seems like it should be a fairly straight forward thing to do and I am just missing one step. Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Edits: Trying to make better use of tags and a more focused title
Hopefully the following will get you started
Showing windows (file/directory) context menu in c# winforms
application
The above link contains the following answer that shows something similar to what you want
How do you show the Windows Explorer context menu from a C#
application?
Rather than trying to pull from the Windows Explorer, ultimately I re-implemented the ContextMenu myself. Adding in the direct calls to TortoiseSVN (as previously mentioned). Not the super elegant solution I wanted but it worked of course!
I will note that user oefe pointed out that the main issue could have been due to x86 vs x64 (TortoiseSVN was installed as x64 on my development machine). Other users may want to look into that if they try to accomplish a similar task.
e.g.
alt enter -> context menu -> Find all 'Redundant name qualifier' issues ->
but now in the new window that lists all those issues in my project, is there a way to fix them all ? (rather than go through them individualy)
ta.
For now, you have to go through the issues individually.
There's an existing request to batch-apply fixes to all similar issues selected in the "Inspection Results" tool window.
Code Cleanup does batch-remove certain issues in any given scope but it's quite limited in the number of fixes it can apply, compared to the number of code issues that ReSharper is able to detect.
Click into a redundant qualifier, alt+enter, then choose from the context menu that lets you fix the issue however thoroughly you'd like.
I'm running ReSharper 8.2.
Yes, you can use ReSharper's "Cleanup Code" to remove redundant qualifiers (amongst other things). This is available from the context-menu when you right-click files, projects and folders in the Solution Explorer window. Code Cleanup will run over all the selected files, reformatting and fixing common issues - it is also customizable.
This is available (in part) in the latest build. If you go to a specific issue in the code editor, click the lightbulb the fix option now has a submenu for some issues that can be applied to the entire solution. Would be cooler if it was available from the Code Issues window, but still a great improvement.
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/resharper/2016.1/Code_Analysis__Fix_in_Scope.html
No use for Resharper Just Go To Visual Studio
Analyze Menu
Code Cleanup Menu
Run Code ....tion
And Complate