Auto-generate constructor from fields

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We used to be able to highlight a field and click Ctrl+. And we would get an option to create a constructor with an argument that would then be assigned to the field. See here.

Now in Visual Studio 2019 it's gone.

Is there a setting for that somewhere, or did Microsoft deem it unuseful for some reason?

It seems to have changed a bit in functionality from VS 2017 and later. Set the cursor on the class body (or declarion, i.e. `public class MyClass...`) and execute the same key strokes and you'll get "Generate Constructor" from the Quick Actions menu. Sometimes though it doesn't work and you have to press search Quick Actions and find it manually. — Sani Huttunen, May 07 '19 at 17:56
I got it in VS2019 by placing the cursor on the field and pressing `Ctrl`+`.`. — Scott Hannen, May 07 '19 at 18:04
`Alt + Ins` seems to be working better than `Ctrl + . `. Either at the field or class body. (or is that a Resharper thing?) Edit: Probably a Resharper feature.... — Sani Huttunen, May 07 '19 at 18:12
@SaniSinghHuttunen That works. Feel free to write an answer with that so I can upvote it. — ispiro, May 07 '19 at 18:17
16.0.0 [extra characters I have to type to reach the minimum, but now I typed more than I needed to, oh well] — Scott Hannen, May 07 '19 at 18:18
Fwiw I was able to access the _Generate Constructor (...),Generate Equals(), ..._ menu in both VS 2019 16.0.3 and Preview 16.1.0. But I lost the ability to do so when I installed Resharper. — Justin Lessard, May 07 '19 at 21:12
@JustinLessard: With Resharper the default is `Alt + Ins`... — Sani Huttunen, May 08 '19 at 17:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 08 '19 at 17:12

It seems to have changed a bit in functionality from VS 2017 and later. Set the cursor on the class body (or declaration, i.e. public class MyClass...) and execute the same key strokes and you'll get "Generate Constructor" from the Quick Actions menu. Sometimes though it doesn't work and you have to press search Quick Actions and find it manually.

Auto-generate constructor from fields

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