DevExpress CodeRush Tips&Tricks

The Add Else Statement code provider performs the operation its name implies – it generates the ‘else’ statement of the current conditional statement. The ‘else’ statement is required when you want to execute a piece of code if a condition is not met. In other words, the ‘else’ is useful when an alternative case is required on the ‘if’ statement.

Apply the code provider on any ‘if’ statement:

This will add an additional conditional clause:

Now, if the boolean condition is false, the alternative else branch is executed. The code provider may save you a few keystrokes while entering the statement with curly braces in C# and navigate inside it. In Visual Basic, it will generate the corresponding If .. End If code.

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