Basic shortcuts, snippets and tips and tricks related to C# in Visual Studio (2015/2017)

Find this at https://github.com/devcronberg/csharp-vs-shortcuts

Keybord shortcuts

• Ctrl + K + D = Format code
• Ctrl + K + C = Comment selection
• Ctrl + K + U = Uncomment selection
• Ctrl + K + X = Insert snippet
• Ctrl + K + S = Surround with (snippet)
• F12 = Goto definition
• Ctrl + K + R = Find all references
• Ctrl + . = Quick actions
• Ctrl + [space] = Activate intelliSense
• F5 = Start with debugger
• Ctrl + F5 = Start without debugger
• Shift + F5 = End debugger session
• F9 = Set breakpoint
• F10 = Step over
• F11 = Step into
• Ctrl + Shift + F9 = Delete all breakpoints
• Alt + up/down arrow = Move selected code
• Ctrl + Shift + B = Build
• Ctrl + , = Global find types, members, files
• Ctrl + Tab = switch between windows

Snippets

Enter shortcut and press the tab-key twice (eg. "for" + tab + tab)

• for = for loop
• try = try catch
• do = do/while
• if = if
• cw = Console.WriteLine()
• Use the Snippet Desginer extension to create your own

Find more snippets for Console-applications here

Editor config

Use a .editorconfig-file for rules and formatering in VS

https://github.com/devcronberg/cskursus-editorconfig