Automatic way to put all classes in separate files

Question

I've started to refactor/clean up big project. Some of files contains few small classes or few enums (yeah, it is very messy;/ ).
Is there some method or tool to automatically divide files with few enums/classes and create separate files for each of them?

As Fredrik Mörk said - Resharper is very good tool and has possibility to do what I need. But of course as almost all good tools it costs (for one it is cheap, for another not:) ).

Maybe there is some free tool for such simple refactoring? (my boss will not pay for Resharper - he told me that I need 'hammer' not a whole workshop:) )

I don't know of any but you could probably write a small app to do that pretty quick...just an idea. — richard, Mar 01 '11 at 12:51
@Richard: It's probably not overly hard to write that but if it takes more than a handful of hours a Resharper license is cheaper, and comes with loads of other goodies ;o) — Fredrik Mörk, Mar 01 '11 at 13:01
Or, download the Resharper trial, use that for your quick refactor and you're all good. — Ray Booysen, Mar 01 '11 at 16:17
It is so ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS that a 1000 bucks "professional" tool can't do that by its own!! — mschmoock, Sep 19 '13 at 08:23

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '11 at 12:52

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Resharper has a refactoring that moves a type to a separate file. Might be that it can be applied on a higher level (as project); don't have it installed on this machine to verify though.

Edit: noticed in the online help that there is a refactoring called Move Types Into Matching Files that does exactly what you are asking for.

answered Mar 01 '11 at 12:52

Fredrik Mörk

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Yes, it works on whole projects! Right click on project -> Refactor -> Move types into matching files... – Daniel Hilgarth Mar 01 '11 at 12:54
@Daniel: thanks for the verification. Also found something in the online help (guess that is the refactoring you are referring to?). – Fredrik Mörk Mar 01 '11 at 12:55
Yes, exactly. Also see the update to my comment. – Daniel Hilgarth Mar 01 '11 at 12:56
How is it that is sat `F6`, `i`, `Enter`ing over a hundred times before i came across your answer. @FredrikMörk - you're a rockstar!!! – Aiden Strydom Jun 14 '14 at 11:55

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 13 '13 at 14:48

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CodeRush xpress (free) also supports Moving a type into a matching file

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answered Sep 13 '13 at 14:48

Eduardo Molteni

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you might consider marking duplicates, instead of duplication answers. – bummi Sep 13 '13 at 14:59
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@bummi: you are right, but I guess it's more useful to future visitors to have this new option right here. – Eduardo Molteni Sep 13 '13 at 18:52
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its not free! Resharper is better in that case! – Hossein Nov 07 '14 at 03:25

Automatic way to put all classes in separate files

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