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Slampen
Slampen

Reputation: 818

How to pull a method out of its class (and into a new or existing)?

What is the easiest way of pulling an existing method out of its class and into a new class using Visual studio 2010 / Resharper?

Edit: I use Resharper version 5.

Upvotes: 10

Views: 7845

Answers (3)

Vladimir Smirnov
Vladimir Smirnov

Reputation: 11

In up-to-date Resharper, there's Move Refactoring. You either press F6 while the cursor is in method signature, or cut-paste code to the new location, and Resharper offers you to apply the refactoring.

Upvotes: 1

John Saunders
John Saunders

Reputation: 161831

Starting with

public void Method() {}

  1. First, make the method static using the "Make Method Static" command.

    public static void Method(){}

  2. Then, add a local variable of the type of the new class:

    public static void Method(){Class2 me = new Class2();}

  3. Then, use Introduce Parameter

    public static void Method(Class2 me) {}

  4. Then use "Make Method non-Static". In class2:

    public void Method(){}

Upvotes: 7

Marius
Marius

Reputation: 9684

Same as above, but I would not do the conversion to static-method manually. Pull up the "Refactor this" menu (using shortcuts of course, ctrl+shift+R), then select "Make method static", then "Refactor this"->"Move".

Note:

If you're talking about moving a method in a class hierarchy, you can use "Push members down" or "Pull members up"

Upvotes: 4

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