**UPDATE VISUAL STUDIO 2017:**

Now with Visual Studio 2017 you can change it. Tools -&gt; Options -&gt; Text Editor -&gt; Basic -&gt; IntelliSense.
In _Enter key behavior_ select _Never add new line on enter_

**ANSWER FOR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 AND PREVIOUS:** 

If you want to avoid inserting new line on enter with autocomplete suggestion, just don&#39;t press enter. Instead of Enter press Space bar which completes your autofill and just inserts a space.

Or you may use this third party app:

[Resharper][1] makes it possible overriding Visual Studio intellisense and using its own intellisense. It is the only way I&#39;ve found.
It has a 30 days free trial if you want to test it.


  [1]: https://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/

Unfortunately the set of trigger keys for intellisense completion is not a configurable item for VB.Net.  There is no way in the default Visual Studio environment to change this behavior.  

It would be possible to develop a plugin of sorts to accomplish this.  However that&#39;s a pretty extreme measure. 

EDIT
As of Visual Studio 2017, it is now possible to change this. See the answer [below][1]


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/38852451/2093088

Coming from .NET i am so used calling Alert() in desktop apps. However in this java desktop app, I just want to alert a message saying &quot;thank you for using java&quot; I have to go through this much suffering:

(using a JOptionPane)

Is there an easier way?


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I have AWS account. I&#39;m using S3 to store backups from different servers. The question is there any information in the AWS console about how much disk space is in use in my S3 cloud?

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When editing C# code in Visual Studio 2010, the &lt;kbd&gt;ENTER&lt;/kbd&gt; key makes IntelliSense complete the current suggestion, without adding a new line.

In VB.NET, the default IntelliSense behavior for the &lt;kbd&gt;ENTER&lt;/kbd&gt; key is to add a new line after completing the current suggestion.

How can I configure IntelliSense to change the VB.NET behavior to the C# one?

I already know that I could press &lt;kbd&gt;TAB&lt;/kbd&gt; or &lt;kbd&gt;SPACE&lt;/kbd&gt;, but out of habit I always end up hitting &lt;kbd&gt;ENTER&lt;/kbd&gt; (and changing line).

VB.NET IntelliSense : Disable newline on ENTER autocomplete

When editing C# code in Visual Studio 2010, the <kbd>ENTER</kbd> key makes IntelliSense complete the current suggestion, without adding a new line.
In VB.NET, the default IntelliSense behavior for the <kbd>ENTER</kbd> key is to add a new line after completing the current suggestion.
How can I configure IntelliSense to change the VB.NET behavior to the C# one?
I already know that I could press <kbd>TAB</kbd> or <kbd>SPACE</kbd>, but out of habit I always end up hitting <kbd>ENTER</kbd> (and changing line).

I&#39;m using SQL Server and ASP.NET. I have the following function:

	Using js = daoFactory.CreateJoinScope()
		Using tran = New Transactions.TransactionScope()
			&#39;...
			tran.Complete()
		End Using
	End Using

However, the following exception is thrown:

&gt; The transaction manager has disabled its support for remote/network transactions.

Description of `JoinScope`:

    Public Class JoinScope
        Implements IJoinScope
        Implements IDisposable
        &#39;...
    End Class

I have worked this way in another application with the same environment without a problem, but here I have this problem. What could I do to fix the issue?

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With `String.Format()` it is possible to format for example `DateTime` objects in many different ways. Every time I am looking for a desired format I need to search around on Internet. Almost always I find an example I can use. For example:

    String.Format(&quot;{0:MM/dd/yyyy}&quot;, DateTime.Now);          // &quot;09/05/2012&quot;

But I don&#39;t have any clue how it works and which classes support these &#39;magic&#39; additional strings.  

So my questions are:

 1. How does `String.Format` map the additional information `MM/dd/yyyy` to a string result?
 2. Do all Microsoft objects support this feature?  
    Is this documented somewhere?
 3. Is it possible to do something like this:  
    `String.Format(&quot;{0:MyCustomFormat}&quot;, new MyOwnClass())`

String.Format - how it works and how to implement custom formatstrings

It has been my understanding that the [`using` statement][1] in .NET calls an `IDisposable` object&#39;s `Dispose()` method once the code exits the block.

Does the `using` statement do anything else? If not, it would seem that the following two code samples achieve the exact same thing:

	Using Con as New Connection()
		Con.Open()
		&#39;do whatever &#39;
	End Using

	Dim Con as New Connection()
	Con.Open()
	&#39;do whatever &#39;
	Con.Dispose()

I will give the best answer to whoever confirms that I am correct or points out that I am wrong and explains why. Keep in mind that I am aware that certain classes *can do different things* in their `Dispose()` methods. This question is about whether or not the `using` statement achieves the exact same result as calling an object&#39;s `Dispose()` method.

  [1]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/using-statement

Using statement vs. IDisposable.Dispose()

I have a list of passengers(object) where it has a differents properties..

    passenger.name
    passenger.age
    passenger.surname

And I want to sort this list by age criterion, how can i do this?

I know in a list of integer/string List.Sort() works, but if is an object list, i dont know if its possible to sort by the value of a object property!
    

Thanks.



Sort a List of Object in VB.NET

I have a co-worker who&#39;s a fan of writing his null checks as follows:

    if (!ReferenceEquals(myObject, null))

I, on the other hand, find this syntax cumbersome to read and prefer:

    if (myObject != null)

I&#39;ve found some articles and stack overflow questions discussing the merits of ReferenceEquals with respect to operator overloading, but outside of the operator overloading scenario, is there any benefit to ReferenceEquals vs == ?

Is &quot;ReferenceEquals(myObject, null)&quot; better practice than &quot;myObject == null&quot;?

How do I create an installer for a Windows Service that I have created using Visual Studio?

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When I try to open a project, local or on a [Team Foundation Server][1] (TFS), I get a modal window telling me that:

&gt; The operation could not be completed: Unspecified error

Or the same message, but with &quot;Class not defined..&quot; instead of &quot;Unspecified error&quot;.

These errors started happening earlier today when I tried to check in some of my work to the team foundation server. I have tried using Visual&amp;nbsp;Studio&amp;nbsp;2008 on the same computer, but I still get the same error. I&#39;ve also googled for it but none of the solutions seems to help me.

I have installed the latest updates from Windows Update as well.

Any ideas?

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Foundation_Server


Visual Studio popup: &quot;the operation could not be completed&quot;

When I try to compile my project from x86 debug mode in Visual Studio 2008. I am getting this error. When I looked at the property group of the project that complained, I see output path is set.

Here is the property group section for that .csproj file

    &lt;PropertyGroup Condition=&quot; &#39;$(Configuration)|$(Platform)&#39; == &#39;Debug|x86&#39; &quot;&gt;
      &lt;DebugSymbols&gt;true&lt;/DebugSymbols&gt;
      &lt;OutputPath&gt;bin\x86\Debug\&lt;/OutputPath&gt;
      &lt;DefineConstants&gt;DEBUG;TRACE&lt;/DefineConstants&gt;
      &lt;BaseAddress&gt;285212672&lt;/BaseAddress&gt;
      &lt;FileAlignment&gt;4096&lt;/FileAlignment&gt;
      &lt;DebugType&gt;full&lt;/DebugType&gt;
      &lt;PlatformTarget&gt;x86&lt;/PlatformTarget&gt;
     &lt;ErrorReport&gt;prompt&lt;/ErrorReport&gt;
  &lt;/PropertyGroup&gt;


Can any one shed the light on this?

NOTE: When I compiled this Debug and Any CPU it worked.


&lt;strong&gt;UPDATED:&lt;/strong&gt; Error	1	The OutputPath property is not set for this project.  Please check to make sure that you have specified a valid Configuration/Platform combination.  Configuration=&#39;Debug&#39;  Platform=&#39;x86&#39;	


The OutputPath property is not set for this project

How can I check if directory `C:/` contains a folder named `MP_Upload`, and if it does not exist, create the folder automatically?

I am using Visual&amp;nbsp;Studio&amp;nbsp;2005 C#.


Check if a folder exist in a directory and create them using C#

So I downloaded Twitterizer from http://www.twitterizer.net/downloads/

I try to open it in Visual Studio and get all these nuget errors:

    The imported project &quot;C:\Twitterizer\.nuget\nuget.targets&quot; was not found. 
    Confirm that the path in the &lt;Import&gt; declaration is correct, and that the file 
    exists on disk.

What is going on. How do I deal with this?

Opening project in Visual Studio fails due to nuget.targets not found error

Almost unconsciously I hit the keyboard build macro that builds my entire solution. This can happen just as I notice a code change. The build dominates my computer, and I basically have to wait till it finishes. 10 seconds!

How can I cancel a build?


How do I cancel a build that is in progress in Visual Studio?

I&#39;m new to Visual Studio 2010 and C#. How can I indent the selected text to left/right by using shortcuts?


![enter image description here][1]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/DVw7b.png

In the Delphi IDE the equivalents are &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Shift&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;I&lt;/kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Shift&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;U&lt;/kbd&gt;

Indentation shortcuts in Visual Studio

I have an automated build process that I&#39;d like to extend so I can build the libraries I am distributing via NuGet.  Currently, running nuget.exe to create the packages is a manual operation.

**What is the best way to setup VS 2010 so that my NuGet package (*.nupkg) file is the end result of a &quot;Release&quot; build?**

Keep in mind that I have other files (content and tools) for some of the packages. And, in most cases, I have multiple projects merged into a single NuGet package to support .NET 4, Silveright and Phone 7.

*(I should clarify that the existing &quot;automated&quot; process is a simple batch-file runner that builds a solution using the command line.)*

**UPDATE**

I want to refresh this discussion because the issue has not been resolved.  While the link @pravin supplied is helpful, it doesn&#39;t address the fact that I have multiple projects in a single package as well as other contents like PowerShell scripts, configuration and source code transformations, etc.

The best example I can use is an assembly that has both a .NET 4 and Silverlight 5 version. These are distributed in the same package.  I cannot use a post-build event to create the package because the package is dependent upon TWO projects.

Automating creating NuGet package as part of build process

*I realize this is a duplicate of about 20 different posts, but none of them are specific to MVC4, and none that I&#39;ve seen really answer all of my questions.* So far my first foray into the world of TDD has been frustrating to say the least. Most of what I&#39;ve tried to do seems incompatible with MVC 4 or next to impossible without using poorly documented third party libraries I don&#39;t quite understand yet.

What I want to be able to do, is write a tests that will test my Controller Actions, The Model they&#39;re passing and *The View* the action is sending the model to. I want to test if the view exists, I want to test if the model being passed is the right type for the view, I&#39;d like some way to test if it will process properly. I also want to be able to test my routes. And testing Authentication filters?

I want a way to unit test ASP.Net MVC that will leave very little to chance.

Testing the Model output of an Action seems easy enough, but testing the views has been next to impossible.

So here&#39;s my list of questions: 

 1. **Once I test the action and get the action result, how do I test to see if the view it wants exists?**
 2. **How do I test my routes?**
 3. **How can I test to be sure my views are being processed properly?**
 4. **What is really &quot;best practice&quot; for THOROUGH unit testing of ASP.Net MVC 4?**
 5. **How do I unit test forms authentication?**
 6. **How do I unit test Action Filters?**

I&#39;d prefer to use the built in Visual Studio test projects, but if I must use NUnit, I must. I just need to make sure it gets done properly.

Thank you in advance for your responses.

EDIT: I also couldn&#39;t get NUnit working with my MVC4 app because of some incompatibly with the version of .NET one of the assemblies was compiled in.

Unit Testing ASP.Net MVC 4 apps thoroughly

Whenever we do a build in our main solution we receive the following warning:

&gt; Unable to apply publish properties for item
&gt; &quot;microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.unittestframework&quot;.

Has anyone seen anything like this before? Any ideas on how to fix this? It happens on all of our developer machines and also on our TFS build server as well. However, it only appears in Debug mode.






Unable to apply publish properties for item X

I want to hide public methods from the IntelliSense member list.  I have created an attribute that, when applied to a method, will cause the method to be called when its object is constructed.  I&#39;ve done this to better support partial classes.  The problem is that in some environments (such as Silverlight), reflection cannot access private members, even those of child classes.  This is a problem since all of the work is done in a base class. I have to make these methods public, but I want them to be hidden from IntelliSense, similar to how the `Obsolete` attribute works.  Frankly, because I am anal about object encapsulation. I&#39;ve tried different things, but nothing has actually worked.  The method still shows up in the member drop-down.

**How do I keep public methods from showing up in IntelliSense when I don&#39;t want them to be called by clients?** How&#39;s that for a _real_ question, Philistines! This can also apply to MEF properties that have to be public though sometimes you want to hide them from clients.

**Update:**
I have matured as a developer since I posted this question. Why I cared so much about hiding interface is beyond me.

How to hide public methods from IntelliSense

I am interested in writing a generic Intellisense enabled editor for SQL and C# (et al. if possible!). I would like to do this in C# as an overridden or extended WPF richTextBox-type control. I know there are many example projects available and I have implemented a _basic_ version of my own; but most of the examples that I have come across (and indeed my own) are just that, _basic_. 

A couple of code examples are: 

1. [DIY Intellisense By yetanotherchris](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5839/DIY-Intellisense) 

2. [CodeTextBox - another RichTextBox control with syntax highlighting and Intellisense By Tamas Honfi](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/29154/CodeTextBox-another-RichTextBox-control-with-synta)

I have however, found a great example of an SQL editor with Intellisense [QueryCommander SQL Editor By Mikael H&#229;kansson](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9465/QueryCommander-SQL-Editor) which seems to work well. Microsoft must use a XML library of command keywords, but my question is: How (in detail) do Microsoft implement their Intellisense (as-you-type Intellisense) and how hard would it be for me to create my own of the same standard?
 
---

_Edit A: A year on and I have managed to develop my own editor control with basic intellisense mainly for my own &quot;enjoyment&quot;. I thought I would come back provide a list of freely available .NET projects that helped me with my own development and can be used out-of-the-box and free of charge:_

1. [ICSharpCode (WinForms)](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/30936/Using-ICSharpCode-TextEditor)

2. [AvalonEdit (WPF)](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/42490/Using-AvalonEdit-WPF-Text-Editor)

3. [ScintillaNET (WinForms)](http://scintillanet.codeplex.com/)

4. [Query Commander [for example of intellisense implementation] (WinForms)](http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9465/QueryCommander-SQL-Editor)

--- 

_Edit B: 15 months after the question was asked I am still looking for new improved editors. This one is nice..._ 

1. _[RoslynPAD](http://arbel.net/2013/05/11/roslynpad/) is cool!_

---

_Edit C: 2 years+ on from the question, I have found the following projects, both using WPF and backed by AvalonEdit._

1. [CodeCompletion for AvalonEdit](https://github.com/lukebuehler/NRefactory-Completion-Sample) using NRefactory. This project is really nice and has a full implementation of intellisense using NRefactory.

2. [ScriptCS](https://github.com/scriptcs/scriptcs) ScriptCS makes it easy to write and execute C# with a simple text editor.

A New and Full Implementation of Generic Intellisense

I have just downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate RC, but I&#39;m having an issue with the intellisense: it does not work until I press &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Space&lt;/kbd&gt;. Code suggestions are disabled also (method parameters for example). 

I think the problem is with the VS installation, because at the end of the process the following message is shown: &quot;**The event log file is full**&quot;. 

Why do I have this problem, and what can I do to fix it?



Intellisense and code suggestion not working in Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate RC

What I must do to make `Server.MapPath` work?  
I have `using System.Web;` 

what else? When I type `Server` there is no quick result option (intelli-sense) for `Server`. 

Any help?

Cannot use Server.MapPath

I have a clean, out-of-the-box installation of Visual&amp;nbsp;Studio&amp;nbsp;2012 Web Developer Express and for some reason the support for JavaScript (both jQuery, jQuery UI and other libraries) has disappeared. I believe it worked before and then for &quot;no reason&quot; it stopped.

I&#39;ve browsed the web as supposed to and discovered four discrepancies.

 1. I don&#39;t have the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\JavaScriptLanguageService\ImplicitReferences in my registry. In fact, I don&#39;t even have JavaScriptLanguageService directory.

 2. I&#39;ve checked that the referred file domWindows.js indeed is where the options point to.

 3. The output window under JavaScriptLanguageService is empty and nothing is being typed there while I develop and run my application.

 4. I&#39;ve referred to the jQuery-file that I&#39;m using through the options but it didn&#39;t produce any changes.

All in all I get the error message saying that:

&gt; &quot;intellisense was unable to determine an accurate completion list for this expression, The provided list contains all identifiers in the file&quot;

Any suggestions would be warmly appreciated.


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VB.NET IntelliSense : Disable newline on ENTER autocomplete

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