Remove Redundant Assignment

• Aug 03, 2020

Purpose

Removes the initialization of a variable if it is initialized with the default value.

Availability

Available when the caret is on the name of a field in its declaration, provided that the field is initialized with the default value.

Usage

1. Place the caret on the name of a field in its declaration.

   Note

   The blinking cursor shows the caret’s position at which the Refactoring is available.

   C#

   private int │sum = 0;
   

   VB.NET

   Private │sum As Integer = 0
   

2. Press the Ctrl + . or Ctrl + ~ shortcut to invoke the Code Actions menu.
3. Select Remove Redundant Assignment from the menu.

After execution, the Refactoring removes the assignment, which does not change code behavior.

C#

private int sum;

VB.NET

Private sum As Integer