CodeRush Shortcuts
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The following tables show the default shortcuts for the main CodeRush features:
Clipboard
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipboard History | Ctrl+Shift+V | Invokes the Clipboard History window if the clipboard contains at least two different text fragments. Otherwise, pastes text from the clipboard. | The editor is focused. |
| Smart Copy | Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert |
Selects the code block based on the caret position and adds the selected code block to the clipboard. | No selection, the caret is on token. |
| Smart Cut | Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete |
Deletes the code block based on the caret position and adds it to the clipboard. | No selection, the caret is on token. |
Define Selections
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Expand | Ctrl+W | Increases the selection by logical code blocks. | The editor is focused. |
| Selection Reduce | Ctrl+Shift+W | Reduces the selection by logical code blocks. | The editor is focused. |
| Select CamelCase Left | Alt+Shift+Left | Selects the left part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers. | The editor is focused. |
| Select CamelCase Right | Alt+Shift+Right | Selects the right part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers. | The editor is focused. |
Wrap Selections
You need to enable the shortcuts. Open the CodeRush Setup Wizard, find the “One-key Selection Embedding” page and check “Enable one-key Embedding shortcuts” option.
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comment/Uncomment | Slash (/) in C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, F#, XAML, XML, and CSS. Apostrophe (‘) in Visual Basic, XAML, XML, and CSS. |
Comments out the selected code or deletes comment delimiters | Multi-line selection. |
| Block begin/end | B | Wraps multi-line selections in the C# brace block {}. | Multi-line selection. |
| try/catch | C | Wraps multi-line selections in the try/catch block. | Multi-line selection. |
| try/finally | F | Wraps multi-line selections in the try/finally block. | Multi-line selection. |
| try/catch/finally | T | Wraps multi-line selections in the try/catch/finally block. | Multi-line selection. |
| Parentheses | Shift+0, Shift+9 | Embeds the selection in parentheses. | Any selection |
| Not Parentheses | Shift+1 | Embeds the selection into the parentheses and places the logical Not (! in C#/C++, Not in Visual Basic) before the parentheses. | Any selection. |
| Region | Ctrl+3 | Embeds a selection between the #region and #endregion directives and selects the region name placeholder. | Multi-line selection. |
Code Generation and Refactoring
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refactor/Declare | Ctrl+` | Invokes the Code Actions menu | The editor is focused. |
| Expand Template | Space or Tab | Expands a template. | The caret after template. |
| Cycle Scope Up | Alt+Up | Changes a member’s visibility modifier. | In the member/type declaration |
| Cycle Scope Down | Alt+Down | Changes a member’s visibility modifier. | In the member/type declaration. |
| Smart Duplicate Line/Selection | Shift+Enter | Duplicates a code line and inserts text fields into the duplicate. | The editor is focused. |
| Camel Delete Left | Alt+Backspace | Deletes the camelCase word to the left of the caret. | The caret is in the CamelCase token. |
| Camel Delete Right | Alt+Delete | Deletes the camelCase word to the right of the caret. | The caret is in the CamelCase token. |
| Declare Class | Caps+C | Declares a class. | The caret is on an undeclared class. |
| Declare Method | Caps+M | Declares a method. | The caret is on an undeclared method. |
| Declare Property | Caps+P | Declares a property. | The caret is on an undeclared property. |
| Declare Field | Caps+F | Declares a field. | The caret is on an undeclared field. |
| Declare Local | Caps+L | Declares a local. | The caret is on an undeclared local. |
| Declare Constant | Caps+Q | Declares a constant. | The editor is on an undeclared constant. |
| Remove Redundant Code | Caps+Delete | Runs one of the code actions depending on the code context: Remove Block Delimiters, Remove All Redundant Block Delimiters, Remove Redundant Constructor, Remove Redundant Assignment, Remove Variable, and others. | The caret is in a redundant type/type member. |
| Add New Code | Caps+Insert | Runs one of the following code providers depending on the code context: Add Parameter, Add Else Statement, Add Getter/Setter, Add Missing Constructors, Add to Interface, and Create Event Trigger. | The caret is in a corresponding type member. |
| Toggle Code | Caps+Space | Runs one of the following code actions depending on the code context: Make Implicit/Explicit, Use Expression Body, Convert to/Decompose Initializer, Inline Temp, Conditional/Ternary/Coalescing, and other actions. | The caret is in a corresponding type member. |
Remove Redundant Code Actions
Press Caps+Delete to run one of the following code actions:
- Remove Block Delimiters
- Remove All Redundant Block Delimiters
- Remove Redundant Constructor
- Remove Redundant Assignment
- Remove Variable
- Remove Unused Parameter
- Remove Unused Type
- Remove Unused Member
- Remove Discard Variable
- Remove Redundant Delegate Creation
- Remove Redundant Destructor
- Remove Redundant Type Qualifier
- Remove Type Qualifier
Toggle Code Actions
Press Caps+Space to run one of the following code actions:
- Make Implicit/Explicit
- Use Expression Body
- Convert to/Decompose Initializer
- Inline Temp
- Conditional/Ternary/Coalescing
- Split/Combine Conditionals
- Flatten Conditional
- Add/Remove Block Delimiters
- Inline Lambda
- Convert to Function
- Decompose Parameter
- Collapse/Expand Method
- Convert to String Interpolation
- Simplify Expression
- Expand Lambda Function
- Collapse/Expand Ternary Expression
- Expand Accessor
- Collapse/Expand Property
- Collapse/Expand Method
- Collapse/Expand Local Function
- Convert to Math.Pow Call
- Introduce Change Notification
- Convert to Property with Change Notification
Note
To use the Caps Lock as a modifier, enable Caps shortcut bindings in the Setup Wizard on the Caps as a Modifier page. To learn caps shortcuts and practice CodeRush features: select the CodeRush | Support | Open Learning CodeRush Solution menu item.
Navigation
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tab to Next Reference | Tab | Highlights the current identifier and all its references and navigates to the next reference. | The caret is inside an identifier. |
| Tab to Previous Reference | Shift+Tab | Highlights the current identifier and all its references and navigates to the previous reference. | The caret is inside an identifier. |
| Contextual Jump To | Ctrl+Alt+Del | Invokes the Jump to window. | The editor is focused. |
| Jump to Symbol | Ctrl+Shift+Q | Invokes the Jump to Symbol window. | The editor is focused. |
| Jump to File | Ctrl+Alt+F | Invokes the Jump to File window. | Available anywhere. |
| Drop Marker | Alt+Home | Drops a marker. | The editor is focused. |
| Collect Marker | Escape or Alt+End | Moves the caret to a marker and removes it. | The editor has focus, the marker is dropped. |
| Swap Marker | Alt+Shift+Home | Drops a marker and collects the last dropped marker. | The editor is focused, the marker is dropped. |
| Toggle Bookmark | Ctrl+Left Alt+(1-6) | Drops or removes a corresponding bookmark | The editor is focused. |
| Go to Bookmark | Left Alt+(1-6) | Jumps to a corresponding bookmark. | The editor is focused. |
| Toggle Next Bookmark | Ctrl+Num+ | Drops a corresponding bookmark. | The editor is focused. |
| Go to Recent Bookmark | Ctrl+Num- | Jumps to the last bookmark and removes it. | The editor is focused. |
| Camel Case Nav Left | Alt+Left | Moves the caret to the left part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers. | The caret is in the camelCase or PascalCased token. |
| Camel Case Nav Right | Alt+Right | Moves the caret to the right part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers. | The caret is in the camelCase or PascalCased token. |
| Smart Navigation | Caps+Arrow Keys | Navigates between adjacent methods, parameters, controls, and properties. | The caret is on token. |
| Smart Navigation Select | Caps+Shift+Arrow key | Navigates between adjacent methods, parameters, controls, and properties, and selects them. | The caret is on token. |
Debugging
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toggle Temporary Breakpoint | Alt+F9 | Turns the temporary breakpoint on or off at the specified line number in the active file. | Debugging, the editor has focus. |
| Step Into Member | Ctrl+Shift+F11 | Skips unnecessary members while debugging and drills down into the member you choose. | Debugging, the caret is in the member reference. |
| Show Expression Explorer | Alt+Down | Shows the values of expression parts in the Expression Explorer. | Debugging, the caret is inside expression. |
| Toggle Debug Visualizer | Ctrl+Alt+D | Turns the Debug Visualizer on or off. | Debugging, the editor is focused. |
| Refresh/Evaluate Expression | Ctrl+R | Forces execution of the expression with side effect in the sandbox. | Debugging, the editor is focused. |
Test Runner
| Feature | Shortcut | Description | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run active test | Ctrl+T,R | Runs test cases at the caret (cursor) location. | The caret is inside a test method. |
| Debug active test | Ctrl+T,D | Starts the debugging of a test case(s) at the caret (cursor) location. | The caret is inside a test method. |
| Run all tests in file | Ctrl+T,F | Runs test cases located in the current source file. | Inside a file containing a test class. |
| Repeat Last Test Run | Ctrl+T,L | Runs test case(s) that were previously executed or debugged. | Available anywhere. |
| Show Unit Test Runner | Ctrl+T,T | Shows the Unit Test Runner tool window. | Available anywhere. |
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