How can I make VS2010 insert using statements in the order dictated by StyleCop rules
c#, intellisense, stylecop, visual-studio-2010
Solution
For 2008, I use the Power Commands add-in. It includes a command to sort and remove unused using statements. I map that to Ctrl-O, Ctrl-R. It's not automatic, but it's very quick.
2010 has a Power Commands too, but I think the sort and order using statements stuff is now built in. You just need to set up a shortcut for it.
PS. I do not use Resharper because of the resource overhead. Every time I tell people that it thrashes my hard drive and drives memory usage through the roof, they tell me to "try the latest version - it's much better now". Suffice to say, it never has been... I do use CodeRush Xpress though.
Problem
The related default StyleCop rules are: - Place `using` statements inside `namespace`. - Sort `using` statements alphabetically. - But ... `System` `using` come first (still trying to figure out if that means just `using System;` or `using System[.*];`). So, my use case: - I find a bug and decide that I need to at least add an intelligible Assert to make debugging less painful for the next guy. So I start typing `Debug.Assert(` and intellisense marks it in Red. I hover mouse over `Debug` and between `using System.Diagnostics;` and `System.Diagnostics.Debug` I choose the former. This inserts `using System.Diagnostics;` after all other `using` statements. It would be nice if VS2010 did not assist me in writing code that won't build due to warnings as errors. How can I make VS2010 smarter? Is there some sort of setting, or does this require a full-fledged add-in of some sort?