If you are referring to TODOs that are defined with the **// TODO** comments, open the Task List and set it to the Comments filter.

![Visual Studio - Task List - Comments][1]

Also be careful with GhostDoc. Always read the comment that was generated. I remember that older versions would generate comments like: &quot;Toes the string&quot; for a method like ToString().

  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/A54Kz.png


[ReSharper][1] has a nice ToDo explorer to get an overview of all todos -or custom keywords- comments.

  [1]: http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/



Note that in Express versions like *Visual Web Developer 2010 Express* and *Visual C# Express 2010*, you need to be in Expert mode to enable the task list. Expert mode is at menu *Tools* → *Settings* → *Expert Mode*. 

Then the option to open the list is in menu *View* → *Task List*.


There doesnt seem to be a native function to draw an oval-like shape. Also i am not looking for the egg-shape.

Is it possible to draw an oval with 2 bezier curves?
Somebody expierenced with that?

My purpose is to draw some eyes and actually im just using arcs.
Thanks in advance.

**Solution**

So scale() changes the scaling for all next shapes.
Save() saves the settings before and restore is used to restore the settings to draw new shapes without scaling.

Thanks to Jani

    ctx.save();
    ctx.scale(0.75, 1);
    ctx.beginPath();
    ctx.arc(20, 21, 10, 0, Math.PI*2, false);
    ctx.stroke();
    ctx.closePath();
    ctx.restore();

How to draw an oval in html5 canvas?

I&#39;m using Instument&#39;s ObjectAlloc tool in an attempt to understand what the memory my application (iPhone) is doing and when and where it is doing it. 

I would really like a basic explanation of these statistics:

 - Live Bytes
 - #Living
 - #Transitory
 - Overall Bytes

When I am trying to work out how much memory my application is using, am I to look at Live Bytes or Overall Bytes? Does this include leaked memory? What are Transitory objects?

Thanks



Instruments ObjectAlloc: Explanation of Live Bytes &amp; Overall Bytes

I&#39;m also using [GhostDoc][1] in Visual Studio 2008. How do I view all to-do items and if that&#39;s a function already in Visual Studio or in GhostDoc (the documentation tool that I use)?

  [1]: http://submain.com/products/ghostdoc.aspx



View all TODO items in Visual Studio using GhostDoc

<p>I'm also using <a href="http://submain.com/products/ghostdoc.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GhostDoc</a> in Visual Studio 2008. How do I view all to-do items and if that's a function already in Visual Studio or in GhostDoc (the documentation tool that I use)?</p>


I&#39;m producing a list of decimal values from a LINQ expression and I want the minimum non zero value. However it&#39;s entirely possible that the LINQ expression will result in an empty list.

This will raise an exception and there is no MinOrDefault to cope with this situation.

    decimal result = (from Item itm in itemList
                      where itm.Amount &gt; 0
                      select itm.Amount).Min();


How can I set the result to 0 if the list is empty?

How to achieve &quot;MinOrDefault&quot; in LINQ?

Both of these generate an error saying they must be a compile-time constant:

    void Foo(TimeSpan span = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2.0))
    void Foo(TimeSpan span = new TimeSpan(2000))

First of all, can someone explain why these values can&#39;t be determined at compile time? And is there a way to specify a default value for an optional TimeSpan object?

C# 4.0: Can I use a TimeSpan as an optional parameter with a default value?

I&#39;m creating a [custom attribute][1] in C# and I want to do different things based on whether the attribute is applied to a method versus a property.  At first I was going to do `new StackTrace().GetFrame(1).GetMethod()` in my custom attribute constructor to see what method called the attribute constructor, but now I&#39;m unsure what that will give me.  What if the attribute was applied to a property?  Would `GetMethod()` return a `MethodBase` instance for that property?  Is there a different way of getting the member to which an attribute was applied in C#?

    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property,
        AllowMultiple = true)]
    public class MyCustomAttribute : Attribute

__Update:__  okay, I might have been asking the wrong question.  From within a custom attribute class, how do I get the member (or the class containing the member) to which my custom attribute was applied?  [Aaronaught][2] suggested against walking up the stack to find the class member to which my attribute was applied, but how else would I get this information from within the constructor of my attribute?

  [1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sw480ze8(VS.80).aspx
  [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2168942/c-custom-attributes-how-to-get-the-member-type-to-which-an-attribute-was-appl/2169177#2169177

How do I get the member to which my custom attribute was applied?

I was going through [Asp.Net MVC lesson][1] and learned that, for a method to qualify as an action for a controller, 

 - It must not have an **&quot;open generic type&quot;**

I understand generics somewhat and use them to some extent, but:

 - What is an **open generic type** in .Net.
 - Is there such a thing as a **closed generic type**?
 - **Open generic type** is a term not used very often. What is used / confused with it ?


  [1]: http://www.asp.net/learn/mvc/tutorial-34-cs.aspx

What exactly is an &quot;open generic type&quot; in .NET?

Apparently, you cannot use a `null` for a key, even if your key is a nullable type.

This code:

    var nullableBoolLabels = new System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary&lt;bool?, string&gt;
    {
        { true, &quot;Yes&quot; },
        { false, &quot;No&quot; },
        { null, &quot;(n/a)&quot; }
    };

...results in this exception:

&gt; Value cannot be null.
&gt; Parameter name: key

&gt; Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

&gt; `[ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: key]`
   `System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument) +44`
   `System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary&#39;2.Insert(TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add) +40`  
   `System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary&#39;2.Add(TKey key, TValue value) +13`

 **Why would the .NET framework allow a nullable type for a key, but not allow a null value?**

Why can&#39;t you use null as a key for a Dictionary&lt;bool?, string&gt;?

I installed [ReSharper][1], and it works in Visual Studio, but how can I disable it?

Whenever I search in the ReSharper menu, I can&#39;t find a disable option.

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReSharper


How can I disable ReSharper in Visual Studio and enable it again?

I get a BindingFailure on a line of code using the XmlSerializer:

    XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(CustomXMLSerializeObject));

&gt; The assembly with display name CustomXMLSerializeObject.XmlSerializers&#39; failed to load in the &#39;LoadFrom&#39; binding context of the AppDomain with ID 1. The cause of the failure was: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly XMLSerializeObject.XmlSerializers, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null&#39; or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

The error is quite long and goes on to explain pre-bind state information and the places it looked to try and find the file.

The custom object I am trying to desrialize is relatively simple - just a bunch of private integers and strings that have public accessors.  I do have a private variable that is another custom serializeable class but that one has nothing but private strings with public accessors in it.

The awkward part?  This only happens when I deserialize.  That line of code runs fine when I serialize the object.  It works fine and the object gets deserialized and populated perfectly.  Don&#39;t really notice any loss of performance or long loading time.

What exactly is this warning (not an error or exception, program runs fine afterwards)?  Why does it happen?  How do I prevent it without simply disabling the warning?

C# XmlSerializer BindingFailure

I have a solution that contains a website and a class library in Visual Studio 2008. 

I then have another web site project outside of the solution that needs to reference the class library. I right click the Bin folder or Project and select Add Reference, then select my Class Library Project, it adds the 15 or so DLLs that the class library needs to the websites bin folder, but none of the .cs files recognize the using statements.

    using MyLibrary.MyFolder;

It says that it can&#39;t resolve it, and ReSharper just says it can be safely removed since it&#39;s not being used.

ReSharper can recognize that it needs the reference and suggests that it &quot;Reference MyLibrary and use MyFolder&quot;. I&#39;m not sure why it&#39;s suggesting I add a reference I already have. When I go with the suggestion, I get the error 
&gt;&quot;Failed to reference module. Probably, reference will produce circular dependencies between projects.&quot;

I&#39;ve tried going to the websites property pages and removing all the references and re-adding them, but it gives the same errors. Any ideas why this isn&#39;t working?

Why can&#39;t I reference my class library?

Is there a shortcut for ***Duplicate Line*** command in **Visual Studio** 2008?

Some similar examples:

- in ***[Notepad++][1]***, I can duplicate the current line with: &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;D&lt;/kbd&gt;
- in ***[EditPlus][2]***: &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;J&lt;/kbd&gt;
- in ***[NetBeans][3]***: &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Shift&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;&amp;darr;&lt;/kbd&gt;/&lt;kbd&gt;&amp;uarr;&lt;/kbd&gt;
- in ***[Eclipse][4]***, &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Alt&lt;/kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;&amp;darr;&lt;/kbd&gt;/&lt;kbd&gt;&amp;uarr;&lt;/kbd&gt;
- in ***[Vi/Vim][5]***, &lt;kbd&gt;yy&lt;/kbd&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;p&lt;/kbd&gt;
- etc.


  [1]: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ &quot;Notepad++&quot;
  [2]: http://www.editplus.com/ &quot;EditPlus&quot;
  [3]: http://netbeans.org/ &quot;NetBeans&quot;
  [4]: http://www.eclipse.org/ &quot;Eclipse&quot;
  [5]: http://www.vim.org/ &quot;VIM&quot;

Visual Studio : short cut Key : Duplicate Line

Is there a version of 64-bit Boost library for VS2008 ?
Or do I have to compile one myself? if, so, does anyone have experience with it?

64-bit version of Boost for 64-bit windows

In vim, FIXME and TODO are highlighted, but I can&#39;t get FIXME: and TODO: (note the colon after the keyword) to highlight? What should I put in my .vimrc to make this happen?

In vim, how do I highlight TODO: and FIXME:?

Adding a comment such as this:

    // TODO: Refactor this code

...creates a task in the Task List that I can view etc. There is a column labeled `!` that lets you sort these tasks by priority.

How can I set a specific task&#39;s priority?

How do I add a high-priority TODO comment in Visual Studio?

I just installed the Productivity Power Tools for Visual Studio 2010. I also have ReSharper installed. Prior to the PowerTools installation, my TODO comments (i.e. `// TODO: Do Something`) were showing up in the code using the font listed under VS options as &quot;Resharper Todo Item&quot;. Now it&#39;s a dark blue color, and apparently ignoring the setting in the VS options.

I&#39;m using a dark theme, so I can barely read these comments. I&#39;ve dug through all the options I can find (all of the options in VS options including the new power tools options, and in the ReSharper options), and can&#39;t find it.

Any thoughts?

TODO comment font color in VS2010 with ReSharper and Productivity Power Tools

So I only recently discovered the TODO comment. For those of you that don&#39;t know, most modern IDE&#39;s will recognize this word in a comment and flag the comment line a different colour so It stands out.

EG.
    
    //Need to talk to Bill about refactoring this code

    //TODO:Need to talk to Bill about refactoring this code

You may notice in IDE&#39;s like [Eclipse][1] or [Rubymine][2] highlight the TODO comment and some nice other features to do with it.


My question is: What other keywords are there like the TODO? It seems like a much better way of communicating to developers through comments and a feature that should be a bit more widely known in IDE&#39;s. Their purpose is to help with development after all..


  [1]: http://eclipse.org/
  [2]: http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/

IDE comment keywords

I&#39;ve recently upgraded to Visual Studio 2012 and haven&#39;t have any problems except for the fact that comments beginning with &quot;//todo&quot; no longer show up in the task list. I have absolutely no idea on where to start looking for a solution to this problem as all of the keywords are too general.

I came across other similar questions where the answer was that the file wasn&#39;t open containing the //todo comment, but that is not the case for me. My todo comments do not show up even when the file is open in front of me.

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Solution 1 - C#	Yvo	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 2 - C#	bob	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 3 - C#	Joel Peltonen	View Answer on Stackoverflow

View all TODO items in Visual Studio using GhostDoc

C# Problem Overview

C# Solutions

Solution 1 - C#

Solution 2 - C#

Solution 3 - C#

Instruments ObjectAlloc: Explanation of Live Bytes & Overall Bytes

How to draw an oval in html5 canvas?

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