Switch enum auto-fill

The selected answer is mostly correct, you don't need Resharper as other's have suggested (at least not with Visual Studio Professional 2012+).

1) type "sw" then "[tab][tab]" (as Marvin Smit said)

Which (as jmblack said) will generate something like:

  switch (switch_on)
  {
            default:
  }

but then

2) you need to select which thing to enumerate on (switch_on will be highlighted still at this point). So type in the Enum (or your variable of the enum type) while switch_on is highlited and hit [Enter][Enter].

(I just confirmed this worked on my machine running VS2012, and i'm fairly certain this is the same thing i have done on my other machine running VS2013, and i haven't tested other versions of VS (ultimate/express/etc.))


Visual studio 2017, 2019 - without Resharper:

1) write "switch"
2) press two times TAB, then you will see:

switch (switch_on)
{
        default:
}

(the switch_on is highlited)
3) retype switch_on to your enum variable or type
4) press ENTER or click somewhere else (pressing TAB does not work), now you should see all the enum items filled:

switch (YOUR_ENUM_VARIABLE_OR_TYPE)
{
    case YOUR_ENUM_TYPE.Item1:
        break;
    case YOUR_ENUM_TYPE.Item2:
        break;
    case YOUR_ENUM_TYPE.Item3:
        break;
    default:
        break;
}

Use the code snipped sw(tab)(tab)

Hope this helps,


Notice: This answer applies to performing the switch/enum autogeneration while also using Resharper.

Using Visual Studio 2013 and Resharper 8.2, the previously mentioned methods do not work. Here's how to actually get this generation to work when using Resharper. Hopefully it will save someone the fifteen minutes I just spent figuring this out.

Performing "sw(tab)(tab)" will only generate the following:

switch (nameOfEnumVariable)
{

}

Resharper can generate the labels using Alt + Enter (if your cursor stands in the switch statement) and selecting Generate switch labels as in the following screenshot:


Using the Resharper menu to fill in a switch statement


The result looks like this:


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