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Free .NET Refactoring Tools

I have been using the following free refactoring tools for .NET development.

Visual Studio.NET Built-In Refactoring Functions for C#

Visual Studio.NET C# Refactoring Functions

Unfortunately the built-in refactoring functions are only available for C#. You can use the refactoring functions to

  1. rename a namespace, type, field, variable, method, or method parameter seamlessly.
  2. decompose the lengthy method into shorter sub-methods
  3. encapsulates access to a class field by creating property accessors by generating a property wrapper around a specified class member.
  4. provide a common interface for two or more classes that have identical structure but differing implementations.
  5. promote a local variable in a method to a parameter.
  6. remove one or more parameters from a method and update all the calls to the method accordingly.
  7. reorder the parameters in a method.

Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008
Do not confused by the the year 2008. Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008 is a VS.NET add-in that you can use for VS.NET 2005, although in the website VS.NET 2008 is mentioned.

The free version of Refactor! for Visual Basic supports the following refactoring operations:

  • Reorder Parameters
  • Extract Method
  • Extract Property
  • Create Overload
  • Surrounds With
  • Encapsulate field
  • Reverse Conditional
  • Simplify expression
  • Introduce Local
  • Introduce constant
  • Inline Temp
  • Replace Temp with Query
  • Split Temporary Variable
  • Move initialization to declaration
  • Split initialization from declaration
  • Move declaration near reference
  • Create With Statement
  • Extract Interface
  • Inline With Statement
  • Introduce Parameter
  • Method to Property
  • Property to Method(s)
  • Remove Unused Parameter
  • Widen Scope
  • Extract XML Literals to Resource
  • Make Explicit
  • Make Explicit (and Name Anonymous Type)
  • Make Implicit
  • Move Type to File
  • Name Anonymous Type

You can download Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008 from http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/IDETools/VBRefactor/

Refactor!™ for ASP.NET

Refactor! for ASP.NET is a VS.NET 2005 add-in that simplifies and shapes complex code and HTML markup – making your web applications easier to read and less costly to maintain.

The following refactoring operations are supported:

  • Add Validator
  • Create Overload
  • Encapsulate Field
  • Extract ContentPlaceHolder
  • Extract ContentPlaceHolder (create master page)
  • Extract Method
  • Extract Property
  • Extract Style (Class)
  • Extract Style (id)
  • Extract to User Control
  • Flatten Conditional
  • Inline Temp
  • Introduce Constant
  • Introduce Local
  • Introduce Local (replace all)
  • Move Declaration Near Reference
  • Move Initialization to Declaration
  • Move Style Attributes to CSS
  • Move to Code-behind
  • Rename
  • Reorder Parameters
  • Replace Temp with Query
  • Reverse Conditional
  • Safe Rename
  • Simplify Expression
  • Split Initialization from Declaration
  • Split Temporary Variable
  • Surround with Update Panel

You can download Refactor! for ASP.NET from http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/IDETools/RefactorASP/

Refactor!™ for C++

Refactor! for C++ is a VS.NET 2005 add-in that simplifies and shapes complex code, whether native or managed – making it easier to read and less costly to maintain.

The following refactoring operations are supported:

  • Add Block Delimiters
  • Case to Conditional
  • Conditional to Case
  • Create Overload
  • Encapsulate Field
  • Extract Function (outside of class)
  • Extract Method
  • Introduce Constant
  • Move Method to Header
  • Move Method to Source File
  • Remove Block Delimiters
  • Rename
  • Reorder Parameters
  • Reverse Conditional
  • Simplify Expression
  • Widen Scope

You can download Refactor! for C++ from http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/IDETools/RefactorCPP/

Resource Refactoring Tool from CodePlex

Resource Refactoring Tool provides developers an easy way to extract hard coded strings from the code to resource files.

Features for Resource Refactoring Tool

  • Works with C#, VB.Net languages. Supports all project types that ships with Visual Studio 2005 including web sites and web application projects.
  • A preview window to show changes.
  • Finds other instances of the text being replaced in the project automatically.
  • Lists existing resources by their similarity level to the text being replaced.
  • Automatically replaces hard coded string with a reference to resource entry.

You can download Resource Refactoring Tool from http://www.codeplex.com/ResourceRefactoring


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  1. John Prado | Sep 12, 2007 | Reply

    Very nice, I’m looking for some of these free refactor tools.

    Tnx for the list

  2. dee | Dec 12, 2008 | Reply

    Does anybody knows about installing for example both “Refactor! for Visual Basic 2008” and “Refactor!™ for ASP.NET”? Can I expect any problems if do so?

    Thanks

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