Remove Type Qualifier

• Mar 30, 2021
• 2 minutes to read

Purpose

This refactoring removes the redundant type qualifier from a type reference (for example, System.Text.StringBuilder) and adds the corresponding namespace reference to the file if it does not exist.

Availability

Available when the cursor is in a fully-qualified reference to a type.

Usage

1. Place the caret in a fully-qualified type reference.

   NOTE

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

   • C#
   • VB.NET

   namespace CRRDemo {
       class Program {
           static void Main(string[] args) {
               var o = new │System.Text.StringBuilder();
           }
       }
   }
   

2. Press the Ctrl + . or Ctrl + ~ shortcut to invoke the Code Actions menu.

3. Select the Remove Type Qualifier menu item.

   

After execution, this refactoring removes the namespace from a type reference and ensures the namespace is referenced.

using System.Text;

namespace CRRDemo {
    class Program {
        static void Main(string[] args) {
            var o = new StringBuilder();
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Text
Module MyModule
    Sub Main()
        Dim o = New StringBuilder()
    End Sub
End Module

Blazor Support

You can apply the Remove Type Qualifier refactoring from the code section in a .razor file.