Refactoring
- Rename
- Extract Method
- Encapsulate Field
- Change Signature
- Move Implementation to Source File
- Add Member
- Add Similar Member
- Document Method
- Create Declaration
- Create Implementation
Writing Code
- Suggestion Lists
- Acronyms
- Shorthand
- Surround Selection
- Insert of }, ), ]
- VA Snippets
- Format after Paste
- Multiple Clipboards
- Insert _ after m and Shift
Reading Code
- Enhanced Syntax Coloring
- Local Symbols in Bold
- Stable Symbols in Italics
- Highlight Matching {} and ()
- Column Indicator
- Highlight Current Line
Search and Navigation
- VA Outline
- Find References
- Find by Context
- Goto
- List Methods in File
- Open File in Solution
- Find Symbol in Solution
- Open Corresponding File
- Most Recently Used List
- Navigate Back and Forward
- Move Scope
Corrections
- Underline Spelling Errors
- Underline Mistyped Symbols
- Highlight Mismatching {} and ()
- Repair Case
- Convert Dot to ->
Enhanced IntelliSense
- Enhanced Listboxes
- Parameter Info
- Hovering Tooltips
- Hovering Class Browser
- Context Field
- Definition Field
Configuration
Features for VC6
Find References
Find References is available to find all usages of a symbol in a solution. Similarly named symbols of different contexts are ignored. This command saves time searching, and provides much more efficient access to symbols than Find in Files.Output from Find References is placed in a Find References Results window, and you can jump directly to any of the references from the window.
Place the caret or select any symbol and invoke Find References from the refactoring menu or the Visual Assist X toolbar. The results window populates with all references to your symbol.
Double click an entry in the Find References Results window to jump to the entry in your source. Visual Assist X opens the file containing the reference if it is not already open.
Hover over a reference and a tooltip appears with lines of code that surround the reference.
Find References Results
Multiple references on a single line in your source appear in multiple entries in the results window, with each instance appearing in bold to make it more visible.
Icons in the Find References Results window indicate whether the references are used on the left sides or right sides of expressions, i.e. modified or not modified. Other icons
are used to identify definitions and declarations.
Click Clone Results in the Find References Results toolbar to save the result set in a new window, allowing you to find other references without losing your original result set.
Highlight References
Click the checkbox in the top right of the Find References Results window to highlight all references to your symbol. Cancel the highlighting by unchecking the box or by pressing ESC within a source window.If you press ESC and want to restore highlighting, return to the results window and click the checkbox again.
Specify the two colors for highlighting in the options dialog. One color is used to highlight references on the left sides of expressions and another for right sides. Make highlighting of references the default using the checkbox in front of the option.
Highlight References requires enabling of Enhanced Syntax Coloring. If the feature is not enabled, the checkbox to highlight all in the Find References Results window is disabled and the option is ignored.
Navigation
Navigate within the Find References Results window using your keyboard, mouse or arrow keys. Shortcuts for Edit.GotoNextLocation and Edit.GotoPrevLocation make browsing of references efficient. Depending on your IDE and keyboard mapping scheme, the shortcuts are typically F4 and Shift+F4, or F8 and Shift+F8.| IDE | Keyboard Mapping Scheme | Shortcuts |
| Visual Studio 2005 | Default | F8 and Shift+F8 |
| Visual Studio 2005 | Visual C++ 6 | F4 and Shift+F4 |
| Visual Studio .NET | Default | F8 and Shift+F8 |
| Visual Studio .NET | Visual C++ 6 | No Defaults* |
| Visual C++ 6.0 | Developer Studio | Ctrl+Page Down and Ctrl+Page Up |
| Visual C++ 6.0 | Developer Studio | F4 and Shift+F4** |
* Recommend assigning Edit.GotoNextLocation to F4 and Edit.GotoPrevLocation to Shift+F4.
** Requires pre-existing text in the Output Window.
Navigation via shortcuts continues to work after you close the Find References Results window.
Options
Use the context menu inside the results window to enable/disable highlighting, tooltips, and line numbers.
Miscellaneous
You can invoke Find References from a definition, reference or declaration of a symbol.The most recent result set can be restored without restarting a search. Simply show the Find References Results window. In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or .NET, select Find References Results from the VAssistX - Tools menu. In Visual C++ 6.0, customize your IDE menu or toolbars to include VisualAssistXFindReferencesResults.
Find References does not find occurrences within comments, or commented blocks of code, but it does find references in code within
#ifdef blocks.
Copy text in the Find References Result to the clipboard by selecting an item and using the command Ctrl+C. Selecting a filename node will copy the text of filename and the references within it. Selecting a specific reference will copy only the text of that item.
Delete items from the list with the Delete key. This is helpful when reading and checking a long list of references. (They will return the next time you run Find References.)
Find References in the current file only by using the Find References in File command in the VAssistX menu.
Search the Find References results list by clicking the binoculars icon.
Rename finds all references and lets you rename them.
See also Find by Context to move to the next and previous references from within the source window.
Find Reference works only for the current symbol. You cannot find references to a symbol by entering a name into a dialog.