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Thanks – Deon Herbert
Visual Studio Team
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Update C# IntelliSense
I noticed "for" & "while" do accept a statement after the closing bracket just like "do while"
I'll Write some statements to show you what I mean.
//=======================================
using System.Collections.Generic;int x = 1;
List<int> myList = new List<int>();for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
myList.Add(i);
} while (x == 0) ;while (x != 0)
{
x = 0;
} while (x != 0) ;while (x != 0)
{
x = 0;
} myList.ForEach(i => x += i);//=======================================
It will be accepted after formatting my code, and of course it won't affect the…
3 votes -
2 votes
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how to uninstall visual stidio
I would like to return to express versions of various programming languages, I can not go back to the exoress versions without an uninstall feature available.
1 vote -
Improve "Navigate to"
"Navigate to" is one of the best new features of vs 2010.
Would be nice that we could change the "scope" of the search to the currently edited source file only OR group the search results like: first the results of the current source file, than the current project and finally for the entire solution.1 vote -
add ability to use Data from Source code provider
It will be great to have ability to use data from solution source code (classes, enums, structs etc.) in Unit test instead of external or files data providers
Example:
struct UserData
{
string Login;
string Password;
}var UsersList = new List<UserData>
{
new UserData{"User1","password"},
new UserData{"User2","fdsfs"}
}[TestMethod(UsersList)]
public void MyTest(UserData user)
{
Asset.IsFalse(SomeAction(user));
}Alot of time this is more usefull and easy and quicker to use internal data sets instead of external
Also if add here ability to use list of Data Providers as described here http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/2843165-add-ability-to-allow-using-list-of-data-providers
(please vote if you like it also) this can be…3 votes -
Add ability to allow using list of Data Providers for unit test.
Suggestion:
Add ability to allow using list of Data Providers for unit test.
If two or more Data Providers connected to unit test then unit test uses multiplication of this data.Example:
[TestMethod]
[DataSource("System.Data.SqlClient", "Data Source=<MyDB>;Initial Catalog=TestDB;Integrated Security=True", "Projects", DataAccessMethod.Sequential)]
[DataSource("System.Data.SqlClient", "Data Source=<MyDB>;Initial Catalog=TestDB;Integrated Security=True", "Operators", DataAccessMethod.Sequential)]
public void MyTest1()
{
Projects Project = ConvertToProject(TestContext["Projects"]);
Operators Operator = ConvertToOperator(TestContext["Operators"]);
Assert.IsTrue(SomeAction(Project, Operator))
}For data in tables
Projects
| Id | Setting | Status |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
Operators
| Id | Locale…3 votes -
WPF and Silverlight Parity
When Silverlight started, WPF was a superset of Silverlight, so if I couldn't do something in Silverlight I could always upgrade to it's big brother WPF. Now there is a bunch of stuff in Silverlight that's not available in WPF (Smooth Streaming, MultiScaleBitmap, etc.) so I end up with apps that I can't build because I need some features from WPF and some from Silverlight. Please make the next version of WPF have all the cool stuff you've added to Silverlight over the years. WPF should go back to being a superset of Silverlight.
1 vote -
Configure WebClient Timeout and ConnectionLimit
Extend System.Net.WebClient to allow for the configuration of Timeout and ConnectionLimit.
public class ConfigurableWebClient : WebClient
{
public int? Timeout { get; set; }
public int? ConnectionLimit { get; set; }
protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri address)
{
var baseRequest = base.GetWebRequest(address);
var webRequest = baseRequest as HttpWebRequest;
if (webRequest == null)
return baseRequest;
if (Timeout.HasValue)
webRequest.Timeout = Timeout.Value;
if (ConnectionLimit.HasValue)
webRequest.ServicePoint.ConnectionLimit = ConnectionLimit.Value;
return webRequest;
}
}1 vote -
Resolve Airspace iusse to full integrate OpenGL inside WPF
There are many programmers and company that develop applications based on geometrical kernels that use OpenGL for drawing (like CAD/CAM applications) often they have an old MFC application, and to pass to a modern view for their applications and give a new user experience for the user they could make new WPF interfaces very quickly but they can't rewrite an entire kernel to pass from OpenGL to DirectX, so often they prefer to remain with MFC without pass to WPF. This could be a very special thing to have the possibility to use OpenGL fully supported by WPF, without airspace…
16 votes -
Allow users to 'sticky' comments & suggestions onto the design or code area and store them as meta info in the solution against that file.
Allow users to 'sticky' comments /suggestions/prompts onto the design or code area and store them as meta info in the solution against that file.
These comments would be visually appealing.
These 'comments' could be toggled on and off allowing other users to see other developers intent.
These comments would not be contained in the design/code itself rather be held as meta data against lines/areas of that file.
3 votes -
Language improvement - fields scoped to properties and events, condensed access declarations...
// May I suggest a few improvements to (1) field scoping within classes; (2) verbosity of access declarations
// Here is a typical pattern for a field-backed property with lazy / eager initialization
public class Container
{private readonly int m_someValue;
private Example m_lazyexample;protected Example LazyExample // lazy init
{
get
{
if (m_lazyexample == null)
m_lazyexample = new Example(m_someValue);
return m_lazyexample; // m_lazyexample is still accessible in the rest of the Container class, thus there is a risk of using it when still null...
}
}// if I want to change the access level for a projection,…
1 vote -
Document absence of constraints / rules in Contracts
Contracts current only document constraints / rules, not their absence. That means it is hard to distinguish a deliberate lack of a contract and an omission when rereading the code.
It would be nice to be writepublic void MyMethod( object notnullable, object nullable)
{
Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(notnullable != null);
Contract.NoRules( nullable );
// the line above documents that the "nullable" can be null.
...
}Also, XML documentation should be generated automatically from contracts.
1 vote -
Allow renamed linked files in solution explorer
We can rename files in solution explorer, but not if they are add as link.
Renaming a file that has been linked, forces us to rename the file outside visual studio, then manually edit the project file to change it's name (or remove the "old" file from the project and add it again with the new name).
3 votes -
"Not In" operator for Work Item Queries
Nearly all WIQL operators can be negated, except for the "In" operator. IMHO there's a need for a "Not In" operator, the negated version of the "In" operator, returning true if a field value is not in the specified list of values.
9 votes -
Simplify File Operations
I am new to C# but im searching a lot for how to transform a simple batch file (move c:\file\fileswithi*.* c:\fileswithi) in a c# program or service.
A simple batch line cant be developed without thousands of operations and complicated methods. I think if this files operations (File.copy,File.move) could be simplified to be like batch operations with REGEX. The * and the others regexs is the most problems that i have been seeing to write a simple code. Instead of a scheduled batch file i would have a Service runing, so much professional, trustable. This is also a great way…1 vote -
Show Category in the Window Title Bar when a source-controlled project/solution is open
When using a source-controlled project/solution, show the branch in the Windows Title Bar (perhaps configurable in Options).
It is sometimes necessary to work in more than one branch simultaneously, and the consequences of losing track of which branch is open in a VS instance can be significant. it's currently necessary to look at the properties of a specific file to find the local path in order to identify the current branch. Being able to see that at a glance would be very helpful1 vote -
Make refreshing custom assembly changes during TFS custom build process development easier.
When I want to test changes made to custom assemblies used by a custom build process in TFS I currently have to:
1) Build the project.
2) Check out the old versions in the source control assembly reference location.
3) Copy the new version over.
4) Check in the new versions.
5) Close Visual Studio and re-open.
6) Now I can test.Because a lot of testing has to happen within the server build process, doing this every time to troubleshoot \ debug is a hassle.
3 votes -
Make it easier to navigate code pane focus and the tree view focus in Solution Explorer
This occurs more with lots of projects (or projects with lots of structure).
The current behavior is clicking a tab in the code window makes the solution explorer jump to that file in the tree view. And most of the time that is fine (and actually helpful).
Sometimes however I want to keep something selected in the Solution's Explorer while I switch to a different file that is already open in the code pane.
I know the first behavior described can be turned off but I would like to see a toggle button (or maybe even a shortcut but I…
3 votes -
My vwdexpress installation not work fine on my computer. do you have sollution ?
I have download VWD 11 beta on my computer and install it it's not work.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: vwdexpress.exe
Problem Signature 02: 11.0.50214.1
Problem Signature 03: 4f3a2a00
Problem Signature 04: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0
Problem Signature 05: 11.0.50214.1
Problem Signature 06: 4f3a10b5
Problem Signature 07: 13ed
Problem Signature 08: 56
Problem Signature 09: System.InvalidCastException
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 16393
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
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C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt5 votes -
Automatically Update Project References
In a solution with multiple projects, it is very common to have some projects reference other projects. For example, let's say that 'project A' references 'project B'. If I rename 'project B' to 'project c', 'project A' still maintains a reference (in its reference list) to 'project b' even though it doesn't exist by this name anymore.
I suggest that the IDE should be able to update the references automatically since it is the same project, with the same GUID.
1 vote
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