ReSharper 2017.1 Help

To-do Explorer window

ReSharper | Windows | To-do Explorer
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ReSharper_ShowTodoExplorer

To-do Explorer helps navigate between to-do items within your solution.

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Toolbar Controls

ControlNameDescription
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.ExpandAll.Screen.[Gray].png /help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.CollapseAll.Screen.[Gray].png Expand All/ Collapse All Expands/collapses all nodes in the current tab.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.Up.Screen.[Gray].png /help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.Down.Screen.[Gray].png Previous/ Next Shift+F8/F8 Navigate to the previous/next item and scrolls through the source code accordingly.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.PreviewToggle.Screen.[Gray].png Show Preview Ctrl+P Hides or shows the pane with a preview of the selected item in the position specified using the drop-down list (in the bottom or in the right part of the window).
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.Export.Screen.[Gray].png Export Click this button to export the data currently displayed in the window in text format, or use the drop-down selector to export the data in XML or HTML format. The Export Data dialog that appears, will help you to save the data to a file or copy it to the clipboard.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.Settings.Screen.[Gray].png To-do Settings Opens the Tools | To-do Items page of ReSharper options, where you can manage patterns for To-do items.
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.Highlighting.Screen.[Gray].png Paint items Toggles coloring of to-do items in the window according to their types (Edit, Normal, Question, Warning, Error). Colors are configurable on the Environment | Fonts and Colors of Visual Studio options:
Configuring editor and marker bar colors for ReSharper's to-do items
/help/img/dotnet/2017.1/ThemedIcon.GeneratedCode.Screen.[Gray].png Show to-do items in generated code Allows you to show or hide to-do items in generated code. You can configure the list of files and regions containing generated code on the Code Inspection | Generated Code page of ReSharper options.
Filter Use this drop-down list to select an appropriate filter to show items that pertain to the corresponding pattern only. By default, five filters are provided:
  • (all)
  • Todos
  • Notes
  • Bugs
  • Not Implemented
Group by Use this drop-down list to select criteria for grouping to-do items. Several options are provided:
  • None - items are displayed as a plain list.
  • Types - items are grouped by containing types.
  • Namespaces - items are grouped by namespaces, which are displayed as a plain list, with nesting structure not taken into account.
  • Namespaces and Types - items are grouped by namespaces and, on a lower level, by classes where they are encountered.
  • Directories - items are grouped by directories where they are stored; directories are displayed as a plain list, with nesting structure not taken into account.
  • Files - items are grouped by their containing files.
  • Directories and Files - items are grouped by directories where they are stored and, on a lower level, by their containing files; directories are displayed as a plain list, with nesting structure not taken into account.
  • Projects - items are grouped by their containing projects.
  • Projects and Types - items are grouped by containing projects and, on a lower level, by types.
  • Projects and Directories - items are grouped by containing projects and, on a lower level, by directories; within a project, directories are displayed as a plain list, with nesting structure not taken into account.
  • Project Structure - items are grouped according to the physical structure of a project, with all nesting relationships represented.
Last modified: 12 October 2017

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