Are the VB.NET code snippets available for C#?

Question

Question

I was wondering if anyone knows where I might find C# versions of the VB.NET code snippets built in to Visual Studio (2008)?

What are Code Snippets?

VB.NET has a wide-ranging collection of snippets that cover most of the basic tasks one might want to accomplish, i.e. File I/O, LINQ, DB connectivity, and so on. C# has a much smaller and narrower library, mainly stuff for NetFX 3.0, Refactoring, and something called "other", among one or two other items.

Answer 1

The code snippets should still work. Tools => Code Snippets Manager..., or the chord:

Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B

For example, prop Tab Tab gives:

public int MyProperty { get; set; }

with ability to step through the pieces to change. The full list is in the manager.

Answer 2

Doh! Further searching revealed the following:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/aa718338.aspx

Visual C#

Task-Based Code Snippets This is a set of task-based code snippets in C# that can help you with programming tasks ranging from working with databases and windows applications to writing mobile device applications and networking programs. Note: Visual Basic versions of these snippets are included in the box.

Looks like this is exactly what I was looking for.

Answer 3

Two resources that I've used before to get C# code snippets are

Got Code Snippets and Visual Studio 2005 Code Snippets which will give you a collection of over 400 different types of C# code snippets.

If there is a particular VB code snippet that you like you can alway use a tool to translate the code in C# and then create your own code snippet.

Good luck and hope this helps some.