Visual Studio "document outline" for C# file
c#, file-structure, outline-view, visual-studio
Solution
The best solution I found at present is:
JetBrains ReSharper (v8.0+) has a File Structure window which shows the structure of the current file as tree (types/members) and regions are also supported.
Problem
In Visual Studio (2013/2015/2017), the Document Outline window for C# files is always empty ("There are no items to show for the selected document."). It seems that this functionality is not (not yet / no more) implemented. But then, how do I view the structure of the file? Is there any extension which implements this functionality? - showing only the selected/opened file - show regions - move/rename members - show documentation Using the Solution Explorer and Class View are NOT the solution. In the old Visual Studio 2003, I did use a self written Add-In, because it was easy to read the structure. (There were also other tools but I cannot find them anymore). So I ask here which solution you know. :-) EDIT: Similar question also found: How to show code outline in Visual Studio? UPDATE: After 10 years the feature has finally arrived in VS 2022