DevExpress CodeRush Tips&Tricks

Declare Class code provider generates a class for the current type reference to a non-existent type. If the type reference on the editor caret creates a new instance of a non-existent type that takes some arguments, the appropriate constructor is generated for the new class.

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Visual Basic:

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Otherwise, if there are no arguments passed, the default public parameterless constructor is declared:

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Visual Basic:

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A marker will be dropped after Declare Class is performed at the source text caret position to easily get back and continue code editing:

Also, text fields will be created for the constructor parameters, if any, to easily rename them, according to your preference (see the sample above).

A similar code provider is Declare Struct.

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