Changing the default behavior in Visual Studio when auto-generating code for event binding

Question

Usually, when I subscribe to an event, I use the built-in Visual Studio function to generate the method. Therefore, if I want to attach the clicked event to a button after I write += , I press tab once to generate the code after += , and then again on the tab to create an empty method associated with this event.

So, for a button click event, I get something like this:

 button.Clicked += new EventHandler(button_Clicked); void button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e) { throw new NotImplementedException(); } 

Since I prefer a shorter syntax for binding an event handler, I always go back to the auto-generated line and change it like this:

 button.Clicked += button_Clicked; 

My question is simple. Is there a way to make VS automatically prefer this syntax by default, so I don’t need to manually switch and change this every time.

This applies to both VS2008 and VS2010.

Answer 1

No, it is not under your control to change.

It’s easier for them to keep it in the old style so that it always works no matter which version of C # it targets. Otherwise, they would have to make the generated code conditional on the C # version, and I can imagine that this is just more work than it's worth. Unfortunately, this code generation is not extensible, so you need to change your code yourself.

You can try third-party add-ons, such as the ReSharper product, to get additional performance, because they implement many interesting functions by accessing the object modally and modifying it.

Answer 2

As far as I know, no.

I'm sure I read it somewhere reputable, but I can’t remember where right now

Answer 3

It annoys me too. However, I use ReSharper, which offers several options when creating event handlers, such as creating a new method, adding a lambda method or anonymous method, or using any existing methods that have the appropriate signature.

In addition, R # highlights any redundant code and makes it easy to remove it from either one site or from the entire project / solution.