Visual Studio Tricks

Visual Studio (2005,2008,2010) Tips and Tricks.

#84 Search for a symbol

Tuesday, August 24 2010

Another search tip/trick or command is Symbol Search. This is much different than a string search. Watch this short video to learn about the built in Symbol Search in Visual Studio

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#84 Search for a symbol
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Snippets / Notes:

Edit.FindSymbol is also bound to [Alt]+[F12]. You can search within your current solution (including or excluding references), or even within the .NET Framework.

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