Not that I know of. Note that if you do add a variable, it will get removed by the compiler in release builds anyway… Update: This functionality has been added to VS2013. You can see the return values in the autos windows or use $ReturnValue in the watch/immediate window. The value can only be seen … Read more
5 options: Fill in the documentation comments (great, but time-consuming) Turn off the comment generation (in project properties) Disable the warning in project properties (in ‘Project properties’ go to Project properties -> Build > “Errors and warnings” (section), Suppress Warnings (textbox), add 1591 (comma separated list)). By default it will change Active Configuration, consider to … Read more
Open your startup project’s properties (Project → {ProjectName} Properties… from the main menu or right click your project in the Solution Explorer and choose Properties), then navigate to the Web tab and under Start Action choose Don’t open a page. Wait for a request from an external application. You will still be able to use … Read more
I’ve encountered this a couple times and keep forgetting what causes it. I ran into this when I renamed the namespace on my code behind file but not in my XAML. So check if you’ve done the same. The namespace and class names need to match since they are both part of a partial class … Read more
I found the following techniques helpful: Make sure your database engine is configured to accept remote connections: Start > All Programs > SQL Server 2005 > Configuration Tools > SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Click on Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections Select the instance that is having a problem > Database Engine > … Read more
In Visual Studio 2022 Ctrl + E, V In Visual Studio 2019 Ctrl + D In Visual Studio 2017 (v15.6 and after) Ctrl + D In Visual Studio 2017 (pre v15.6) (edit) This feature is now built-in in VS2017: Ctrl + E, V duplicates a line if nothing is selected, or duplicates selection. You can … Read more
Manually edit .sln file This method is entirely aimed at renaming the directory for the project, as viewed in Windows Explorer. This method does not suffer from the problems in the Remove/add project file method below (references disappearing), but it can result in problems if your project is under source control (see notes below). This … Read more
Visual Studio with C# key bindings To answer the specific question, in C# you are likely to be using the C# keyboard mapping scheme, which will use these hotkeys by default: Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D to format the entire document. Ctrl+E, Ctrl+F to format the selection. You can change these in menu Tools → Options → Environment … Read more
The vshost.exe feature was introduced with Visual Studio 2005 (to answer your comment). The purpose of it is mostly to make debugging launch quicker – basically there’s already a process with the framework running, just ready to load your application as soon as you want it to. See this MSDN article and this blog post for more … Read more
It’s not only necessary to use the namespace System.Configuration. You have also to add the reference to the assembly System.Configuration.dll , by Right-click on the References / Dependencies Choose Add Reference Find and add System.Configuration. This will work for sure. Also for the NameValueCollection you have to write: using System.Collections.Specialized;