I've got the free CodeRush Xpress (from DevExpress) installed so I don't know for sure it isn't helping, but from the Object Browser (and from Class View for your own objects) I can right click on any class and choose Find All References.
This lists every reference in a Find Symbol Results view (which does have some idiosyncrasies -- like not including the references in any well defined order I can see). If you double click on the reference in this view the actual class name reference is selected in the code. Then you could just paste the new name. And/or you can use search&replace if you feal safe to do so and do the Find All References after to check they've all been changed, as you suggest. -- Regards, Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.) On 29 April 2011 16:42, Wallace Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a word of warning, that search does not find class members so it will > miss: > > private Button _button = new Button(); > > however when using the designer they are initialized inside a method so R# > will find them. You can do a different search to find any expression that is > 'new Button()' but it returns duplicate results(msg me if you want to know > how) > > If I was going to do what you're doing I *would* use Find/Replace that > comes with Visual Studio and then use r# to check whether I missed any. > > > > > On 29/04/2011 3:01 PM, Anthony wrote: > > That excites me J thanks Wallace! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Wallace Turner > *Sent:* Friday, 29 April 2011 4:12 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: Is it possible to override a class? > > > > The find/replace method is OK but Resharper can go one better. Consider > these three instantiations ofButton > > _button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button(); > > _button2 = new Button(); > > _button3 = new DumbAlias.Button(); > > So its likely you'll find all instances declared like _button1. If you > remember you'll look for instances like _button2. It's likely you'll miss > _button3. > > Use Resharper to find them all in one go. Resharper -> Find -> Search With > Pattern > > Then enter the following pattern > > > > > Click Find and you should see > > > > Now if that doesn't excite you what does ?! > > >
