Can intellisense match words from the middle?

Question

I'm learning a new API which has a LOT of properties. I'd rather not scroll through a giant list if I have a general idea of what I'm looking for.

As an example, let's say I am putting in a telerik:GridBoundColumn tag, and I want that one property that lets me define a css class. I've forgotten that it's called ItemStyle-CssClass so I start by typing css and hit Ctrl-space. I get nothing useful.

Is there a way to tell intellisense to look for matches in the middle of a property name, not just at the beginning? Is there a VS2008 plugin that can help with this?

Answer 1

I know VS2100 can do that. Since MS presented that as an improvement, it's not present on previous versions :-)

Not 100% sure but probably resharper offers that intellisense feature.

Answer 2

Try the Object Browser. There is a search box in it. You can have it search through all components in your solution or a specific set. Spend some time messing around with it and see if it helps.

Answer 3

As already mentioned, 2010 does it but 2008 doesn't.

I haven't used it, but I think Resharper will do what you're looking for (or similar):

http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/features/coding_assistance.html