Compress/Expand Assignment

• Aug 03, 2020

Purpose

Converts an assignment to its short form or expands the short form assignment to a full assignment expression. Short form assignments are more compact and clearer than the full expressions.

Availability

Available when the caret is at the beginning of a compressible assignment expression or a short form assignment.

Usage

1. Place the caret at the beginning of a compressible or expandable assignment expression.

2. Press the Ctrl + . or Ctrl + ~ shortcut to invoke the Code Actions menu.

3. Select Compress Assignment from the menu ( Expand Assignment if you are expanding the short form assignment).

After execution, the Refactoring converts the assignment to its short form or vice versa.

• C#
• VB.NET

a += b;

a += b

See Also

Compress to/Expand Ternary Expression