Working with Code Refactoring
• C# projects developed within Visual Studio 2005 have intrinsic support for code refactoring.
• Simply put, ‘refactoring’ is the process of changes an existing code base so it is somehow ‘better’.
• A ‘better’ code base may entail adhering to better OO design, performance gains, maintainability, etc.
• Visual Basic 2005 projects developed with Visual Studio 2005 do not have support for code refactoring!
• For whatever reason, Microsoft chose to leave out refactoring capabilities for the VB 2005 crowd.
• Thankfully, Microsoft does offer a free add-on named Refactor! (developed by Developer Express Inc).
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/downloads/2005/tools/refactor
• For this section of the chapter, we will focus on the built in C# refactoring support.
• If you are VB 2005 developer, you should have no problem understanding the refactoring process using
the Refactor! add-on.
• Do know that while there is no ‘master list’ of refactorings, most in the development community do
agree upon a well-known set of refactorings.
• Many of the common refactorings come from the book Refactoring by Martin Fowler.
• This book is supported by the web site http://www.refactoring.com
• Visual Studio 2005 supports the following built in refactorings:
C# Refactoring Technique Meaning in Life
Extract Method This allows you to define a new method based on a selection of code statements.
Encapsulate Field Turns a public field into a private field encapsulated by a .NET property.
Extract Interface Defines a new interface type based on a set of existing type members.
Reorder Parameters Provides a way to reorder member arguments.
Remove Parameters As you would expect, this refactoring removes a given argument from the current list
of parameters.
Rename This allows you to rename a code token (method name, field, local variable, and so on)
throughout a project.
Promote Local Variable to Parameter Moves a local variable to the parameter set of the defining method.
• All of these refactorings can be activated using any of the following techniques:
• The Refactor main menu item.
• The Recactor right-click context menu.
• Related keyboard shortcuts.
• If you desire a detailed walkthrough of each refactoring (and the refactoring process in general) consult
the article "Refactoring C# Code Using Visual Studio 2005" from either of these locations:
• MSDN Online (www.msdn.com)
• The .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Documentation.
• C# projects developed within Visual Studio 2005 have intrinsic support for code refactoring.
• Simply put, ‘refactoring’ is the process of changes an existing code base so it is somehow ‘better’.
• A ‘better’ code base may entail adhering to better OO design, performance gains, maintainability, etc.
• Visual Basic 2005 projects developed with Visual Studio 2005 do not have support for code refactoring!
• For whatever reason, Microsoft chose to leave out refactoring capabilities for the VB 2005 crowd.
• Thankfully, Microsoft does offer a free add-on named Refactor! (developed by Developer Express Inc).
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/downloads/2005/tools/refactor
• For this section of the chapter, we will focus on the built in C# refactoring support.
• If you are VB 2005 developer, you should have no problem understanding the refactoring process using
the Refactor! add-on.
• Do know that while there is no ‘master list’ of refactorings, most in the development community do
agree upon a well-known set of refactorings.
• Many of the common refactorings come from the book Refactoring by Martin Fowler.
• This book is supported by the web site http://www.refactoring.com
• Visual Studio 2005 supports the following built in refactorings:
C# Refactoring Technique Meaning in Life
Extract Method This allows you to define a new method based on a selection of code statements.
Encapsulate Field Turns a public field into a private field encapsulated by a .NET property.
Extract Interface Defines a new interface type based on a set of existing type members.
Reorder Parameters Provides a way to reorder member arguments.
Remove Parameters As you would expect, this refactoring removes a given argument from the current list
of parameters.
Rename This allows you to rename a code token (method name, field, local variable, and so on)
throughout a project.
Promote Local Variable to Parameter Moves a local variable to the parameter set of the defining method.
• All of these refactorings can be activated using any of the following techniques:
• The Refactor main menu item.
• The Recactor right-click context menu.
• Related keyboard shortcuts.
• If you desire a detailed walkthrough of each refactoring (and the refactoring process in general) consult
the article "Refactoring C# Code Using Visual Studio 2005" from either of these locations:
• MSDN Online (www.msdn.com)
• The .NET Framework 2.0 SDK Documentation.
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