Coding assistance in Visual Basic

Basic completion

Basic completion suggests namespaces, types, methods, fields, properties, and so on.

Enum members are also included in basic completion list.

If you use anonymous types, ReSharper takes their properties into account and displays them in completion list along with other available items.

Smart completion filters items in code completion list according to the type expected in current context. Look at the example below, only those items that have string type are displayed in the list.

Import Symbol Completion provides completion items for types and extension methods that are not visible through import directives in current context.

If you need to add some dynamic data to a string literal, use this context action.

It wraps the string literal with the String.Format method call, adds a placeholder at the current caret position and lets you specify the corresponding parameter.

If you need to adjust member visibility, ReSharper provides a context action that allows doing this quickly.

In case you want to convert a Visual Basic Function to a Sub, there's the corresponding context action as well.

You can easily transform an automatic property to a property with backing field. Place the caret at the name of an automatic property and press AltEnter. ReSharper suggests the appropriate context action.

For each parameter of a function there's a context action that will create a function without that parameter which calls the original function.

After you add a new member to a base class, the next logical step is to implement this member in all classes derived from the base class. You can write code manually, but a better decision is to apply the appropriate context action.

ReSharper automatically detects all derived classes and prompts you to decide where a base class member should be implemented and generates code.