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Inline Field refactoring

This refactoring helps you replace a field with its value and remove its declaration. For obvious reasons, the refactoring can be applied to a field that has only one write usage. This may be a constant or readonly field, or a field that is initialized and used in the same function.

If the target field has conditional or complex assignment and it is used within a single function, ReSharper will create a local variable to handle the value of the field.

In the example below, we use this refactoring to inline a constant that has a single usage:

class Shape { private const string ErrorMessage = "Something has failed"; public void Draw(string s) { try { /*draw*/ } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", ErrorMessage, e); } } }
class Shape { public void Draw(string s) { try { /*draw*/ } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", "Something has failed", e); } } }

Inline a field

  1. Place the caret at the declaration or a usage of a field, which has only one write usage.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Press Control+Alt+N and then choose Inline Field

    • Press Control+Shift+R and then choose Inline Field.

    • Right-click and choose Refactor | Inline Field from the context menu.

    • Choose ReSharper | Refactor | Inline | Inline… from the main menu.

  3. If no conflicts are found, ReSharper performs the refactoring immediately. Otherwise, it prompts you to resolve conflicts.

This feature is supported in the following languages and technologies:

Language: C#

Language: VB.NET

Language: C++

Language: HTML

Language: ASP.NET

Language: Razor

Language: JavaScript

Language: TypeScript

Language: CSS

Language: XML

Language: XAML

Language: Resx

Language: Build Scripts

Language: Protobuf

Language: JSON

Feature is available in C#

Feature is available in Visual Basic

Feature is not available in C++

Feature is not available in HTML

Feature is not available in ASP.NET

Feature is available in Razor

Feature is not available in JavaScript

Feature is not available in TypeScript

Feature is not available in CSS

Feature is not available in XML

Feature is not available in XAML

Feature is not available in Resource files

Feature is not available in build script files

Feature is not available in Protobuf

Feature is not available in JSON

The instructions and examples given here address the use of the feature in C#. For more information about other languages, refer to corresponding topics in the ReSharper by language section.

Last modified: 18 March 2024