[Tip: VS find combo box]Fun with the Visual Studio Find Combo Box

[From MSDN Blog：http://blogs.msdn.com/shawnfa/archive/2004/02/27/81338.aspx]

It's interesting to note all the power of the find combo box in the Visual Studio command bar (shortcut is: ctrl + /).  It's easily one of the more useful controls I've ever used, yet it just sits there all quiet and unassuming.  I've run into a lot of people who know one of two tricks that can be done in this box, so I thought I'd summarize them here.

Of course there's the basic find functionality:

• Find a string -- type the string and press Enter
• Find the next occurance of the string -- press Enter again

But then things get a little more interesting:

• Goto a line -- type the line number and press Ctrl + G
• Goto a file (either in your project or on the INCLUDE path) -- type the name of the file and press Ctrl + Shift + G
• Set a breakpoint on a function -- type the name of the function and press F9
• Get help -- type the keyword you want help on and press F1

And my personal favorite:

Mini command window -- If you type > as the first character in the combo box, it will turn into a mini command window, complete with Intellisense!  To get the list of alias commands, you can use > alias to get the list.

Aliases provide a means for entering a command into the Find/Commandbox or Commandwindow by shortening the text needed to execute the command. For example, instead of entering >File.OpenFile to display the Open File dialog box, you can use the pre-defined alias >of.  To see MSDN alias list, visit here.

 

Common to use:

Open file: > of/open