C# event subscription in Visual Studio 2010

Question

So, in visual studio, if you type something like this:

retryExecutor.Retrying +=

Then a little tooltip thing pops up saying that you can press TAB to turn it into this:

retryExecutor.Retrying+= new EventHandler(retryExecutor_Retrying);

Then if you press TAB again, it generates:

void retryExecutor_Retrying(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    throw new NotImplementedException();
}

Of course, this is very useful. But I find myself more often needing a construction like so:

retryExecutor.Retrying += (o, e) =>
{

};

So, is there anyway to add a new shortcut, or at least change the functionality of pressing TAB?

Why do you prefer inline methods to ones that are explicitly defined in the source file as a matter of general course? I certainly understand that they are useful sometimes, but it strikes me as strange that you generally use the latter more often than the former. — Cody Gray
– Cody Gray ♦, Commented Apr 21, 2011 at 12:35
Well, if possible, I try to use the explicitly defined ones. But in the type of coding I usually do, I find it necessary to use inline methods. Sometimes, its just cleaner to do it this way too, e.g. if there's just one statement you want to make. — Entity
– Entity, Commented Apr 21, 2011 at 12:39

Teoman Soygul · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-21 12:25:52Z

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You can always crate and use IntelliSense code snipppets. Read more about it here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165392%28v=VS.100%29.aspx

answered Apr 21, 2011 at 12:25

Teoman Soygul

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