Type-Ahead in Solution Explorer

Posted Wed, Jun 30 2010 21:54 by Deborah Kurata

The Solution Explorer in Visual Studio 2010 still has no search feature (at least not without a Visual Studio Extension). But it does support a type-ahead feature. Though not new, it is a little known feature. So here are the details.

1) Ensure the Solution Explorer has focus.

2) Start typing.

In the screen shot below, I had typed "C".

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A few tips:

  • It won't search any closed folders.
  • If you type a set of letters, it will jump to the first entry that matches and continue to match entries as you type.
  • If you type the same letter several times, it will match the next entry that begins with the typed letter.
    • Unless of course you have an entry with double-letters, such as "cctest".

Enjoy!

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