Question

I m using a Class Diagram in Visual Studio 2008 to create some classes with properties. I notice that when I create a new property in the Class Diagram, it comes out in code like this:

public DateTime DateBilled
{
    get
    {
        throw new System.NotImplementedException();
    }
    set
    {
    }
}

Yuck. I d much rather it end up as an autoproperty like this:

public DateTime DateBilled { get; set; }

Is there some way I can change or customize that?

Answer 1

This isn t exactly what you re looking for, but it might get you close to the result you need.

This is a Visual Studio 2008 Macro which will find the class diagram generated get properties and replace them with auto properties.

In VS go to View -> Other Windows -> Macro Explorer
Right click on "MyMacros" and select "New module..."
Give it any name you d like
Right click on that and select "New macro"
Paste this code in

Here s the code:

DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.Find")
DTE.Find.PatternSyntax = vsFindPatternSyntax.vsFindPatternSyntaxRegExpr
DTE.Find.Target = vsFindTarget.vsFindTargetCurrentDocument
DTE.Find.FindWhat = "<get$"
DTE.Find.MatchCase = False
DTE.Find.MatchWholeWord = False
DTE.Find.Backwards = False
DTE.Find.MatchInHiddenText = True
DTE.Find.Action = vsFindAction.vsFindActionFind
While DTE.Find.Execute() <> vsFindResult.vsFindResultNotFound
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.LineDown(True, 6)
    DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.Delete")
    DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.Text = "get; set;"
End While

This is pretty much just a hack, and I m not sure if it will work with all the output from the class designer, but it has worked in my testing so far and it certainly saves a few keystrokes.

Hope it helps!

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