Attribute to add to an Interface for the default concrete class?

Question

This probably isn't possible, but it's annoying enough to try...

For convenience sake I'd like to be able to select "Go to definition" on a property or method on a variable defined as an interface and have Visual Studio go to the concrete implementation instead of the interface. Is there an attribute or something that I can use to instruct Visual Studio what the default concrete type for an interface is?

Update

I should mention that the reason this would be nice is because we're using dependency injection. So pretty much every object has an interface.

Answer 1

If a variable is declared as an interface, then any number of concrete objects that implement that interface could be assigned to your variable. At design time, there is no way the compiler could know what concrete type of object might be assigned to your interface variable.

I've never heard of a default concrete type for an interface - if someone else has, I'd be interested to know how a default might be used.

Answer 2

I hear ReSharper and Visual Assist X have this functionality, but I was hoping for something free. :(

Answer 3

DXCore would certainly support the creation of a plugin to do something like this. It really is very much easier to make addins than any other method I have come across.

If you're interested in doing this yourself the DXCore can be installed through the Free Coderush Xpress available from http://www.devexpress.com/crx

Can you elaborate on what sort of attribute you'd like to be able to place. :)

Seems as if the attribute might not be able to reference a type directly since that would require a circular reference. Perhaps a string giving the fully qualified "Namespace.ClassName"

I can be reached on twitter via http://twitter.com/rorybecker or email via Rory[NothingGoesHere]Becker@[gmail].[com]. If you'd prefer a more interactive conversation :)

I will ammend this answer as we progress :) I might even build this for you. :)