The Add Initialization code provider inserts an initialization of the selected field or auto-implemented property to each constructor of the active type. The code provider is useful when you want to initialize those objects with a different default value:
Since ancient times, CodeRush has supported the INotifyPropertyChanged interface implementation. The interface provides a standard way to notify binding clients of a property value change. It has just one event, with a simple and clear name, PropertyChanged.
The most important part of the support of this interface is connected to the code templates. Once you expand a property template in a class that implements the INotifyPropertyChanged interface, you will see the corresponding code generated. For instance, expanding the ‘ps’ template will produce the following code:
The following code declaration features are available in CodeRush for generating new type declarations (in alphabetical order). Click on the name to learn more about a specific code provider.
Creates an ancestor class for an active type. Active type becomes a descendant of the created ancestor class.
Creates a descendant class providing overrides for abstract members.
Attributes provide a powerful method of associating declarative information by decorating elements of the code, such as types, methods, properties, parameters and assemblies. Once an attribute is associated with a program entity, it can be queried at run time and used in various cases, for example, associating a help document with program entities (via the Help attribute), or marking an item as out of date (via the Obsolete attribute).
CodeRush provides code providers for declaring classes, such as:
A delegate is a special kind of object that holds a reference to a method. Once a delegate is assigned a method, it behaves exactly like that method. It can have parameters and a return value. Using a delegate allows the programmer to encapsulate a reference to a method inside a delegate object.
A class that implements an interface should implement all members of that interface. Members of implemented interfaces can be declared in two ways: implicit or explicit. That is why there are two versions of the Create Implementer code provider in CodeRush:
Once you know recommendations for creating new templates and have the Templates options page open, you can start writing a template expansion starting from plain text. Any plain text typed or pasted into the Expansion area will be expanded as is, for example: