Automatic namespaces import

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Is there a way in Visual Studio (a hotkey) to automatically import a type (or choosing between known namespaces) like the Ctrl + O in Eclipse?

possible duplicate of [Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcut to automatically add the needed Using statement](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/148977/visual-studio-keyboard-shortcut-to-automatically-add-the-needed-using-statement) — nawfal, Feb 16 '13 at 18:13

score 80 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 17 '16 at 18:55

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Yes, Visual Studio can add the using for you. When you type in a class name, hit Ctrl + . and then Enter (the first option is 99.99% the right one, so just hit Enter). And you can have it add the using at the top of the file for the namespace of that class. I use it all the time.

This is easier than Shift + Alt + F10 + Enter as it's fewer keys and the . and Enter are closer.

edited Jul 17 '16 at 18:55

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Yeah, CTRL + . is shorter - Thanks for the tip. Sounds buggy too in VB.NET – Larry Oct 09 '08 at 12:16
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I don't think this exists in express editions. I think I need to stop being cheap. – Oh Danny Boy Apr 08 '13 at 19:05
Thanks. There are surprising a lot of wrong answers to this question out there – Evorlor Feb 02 '14 at 19:11
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Your cursor needs to be on the class/interface name you typed for this to work. – Pranav Mahajan Sep 19 '14 at 12:27
Ctrl + space doesn't work in VS 2017 Community Edition. – O. R. Mapper Oct 09 '17 at 13:17
@O.R.Mapper I don't think Ctrl+Space is mapped to anything. – tom_mai78101 Apr 21 '18 at 02:25
Opt + Enter for Mac – holyxiaoxin Jan 22 '19 at 15:15

score 55 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 17 '16 at 23:10

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When the red caret appears at the end of your member, just hit Shift + Alt + F10, then use arrows keys to choose the right option:

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That doesn't automatically add the right 'using' declaration though. Resharper will. – Andrew Oct 09 '08 at 11:54
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Your cursor needs to be on the class/interface name you typed for this to work. – Pranav Mahajan Sep 19 '14 at 12:27
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wow, that's totally intuitive and absolutely easy to do with one hand - wtf microsoft? – m02ph3u5 Jul 13 '15 at 15:22
didn't have a red caret in vs2015, but this worked for me – Demodave Oct 05 '15 at 13:19

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 26 '17 at 19:53

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Look at JetBrain's excellent ReSharper product. It does this for you.

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answered Oct 09 '08 at 11:52

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I lost my `Alt` + `Enter` shortcut and had to go searching for it. The binding is `ReSharper_AltEnterFeelingLucky` – Joseph Lennox Oct 19 '16 at 22:55
cough cough advert – geedubb Nov 01 '18 at 16:35

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