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Rename is pretty much the only refactor tool that I use but I can't get the in-place feature to work. Also the refactor is always across my entire solution where I usually want only the project, namespace, file or method.

So how to get Resharper Rename working in-place on a selectable scope?

PS: if the in-place rename has the current file as default, that would be fine to.

MrFox
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  • I don't think it is possible. Why do you want to rename a member only in a specific scope? – Cédric Bignon Jul 23 '13 at 14:35
  • First I thought it was possible. Rename sometimes overrides autogenerated files, they should be changed by the codegenerator. Also it will be much faster if it only has to search the current file instead of my entire solution. – MrFox Jul 23 '13 at 15:16

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To limit the scope of what you are renaming you could try the Rename with Preview functionality. For example, starting with the code below and a requirement to rename "emp" to "employee"

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what I did was rename emp to employee in the foreach line:

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then click the little red indicator (smart tag) that appears to the bottom right of the renamed variable. That brings up a context menu where "Rename with Preview" can be selected.

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That menu option brings up a dialog where instances can be checked or unchecked as desired to limit the scope of the renaming operation.

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This may vary depending on the versions of Visual Studio and ReSharper that you are using but it definitely works for Visual Studio 2010 and ReSharper 7 as that's what I tested it on.

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