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
Open File in Solution
(Note: This features was previously called Open File in Workspace.) Visual Assist X provides two new ways to access files in your solution. One is with a dropdown in the VA View; the other is via a new dialog. Keyboard access and filtering make these controls more efficient than the Solution Explorer or FileView.Use the dropdown in the VA View to access the file list.
Select an entry with the mouse or type a few characters to filter. Files whose names begin with the substring appear first, followed by files whose names contain the substring. Press Enter to select.
Open a dialog with a toolbar button or shortcut key and see the same list of files.
Double click a file to open it.
Controlling the Dropdown
Type or paste into the dropdown field to find files whose names contain the content of your clipboard.
Hover over entries in the dropdown to see their full path names.
Controlling the Dialog
Type a few letters in the edit field of the dialog to filter the list. Files whose names begin with the substring appear first, followed by files whose names contain the substring. Type unusual or unique substrings to locate files quickly.
Type multiple strings to find files whose names contains all of the strings.
Miscellaneous
Files opened using the Files in Solution dropdown appear automatically in the Most Recently Used (MRU) list. Files opened using the dialog appear only if the Include opened files option is enabled in the MRU.Shift+Click and Ctrl+Click in the dialog to select multiple items.
Click a column header to sort by the column. Click again to reverse the sort order.
If Show only files in the current solution is not checked, list includes other open files and windows.
Visual Assist X attempts to open the files you select with the appropriate applications. Unsupported file types, such as library files, are not opened.
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 users must save workspaces and enable Watch for externally modified headers in the options dialog to keep the list and dropdown updated as files are added to and removed from projects. If not, only files in the workspace when the workspace is opened appear in the list and dropdown.