Coding Aids

The Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) provides a rich set of tools to aid you in creating, navigating, and modifying code.

In This Section

• Using IntelliSense
  Describes the features of IntelliSense, a technology that displays language references as you type.

• How to: Display Definitions for Code Elements
  Explains how to display the definition of a symbol in a code file stored in, or referenced by, the active project.

• Creating and Using IntelliSense Code Snippets
  Learn how to insert ready-made snippets of code into your project files.

Related Sections

• Editing Text, Code, and Markup
  Contains subsections of help topics on identifying, marking, and modifying your project code.

• Editing Resources
  How to add new resources to projects, and how to modify resources using an appropriate resource editor.

• Customizing the Editor
  Describes how to customize the Editor by setting Editor options.

• Navigating Through Code
  Procedures for using the Find and Replace window, Bookmarks, and the Task List and Error List to locate lines of code.

• Using the Toolbox
  How to use the Toolbox and the Add Item dialog box to add controls and components to your code.

• Viewing Classes, Members, and Symbols
  How to use these tools to browse hierarchies of used and available symbols and resources.

• Designing and Viewing Classes and Types
  How to use Class Designer to design, view, and refactor classes and other types.