CodeRush Shortcuts

• Apr 13, 2022
• 7 minutes to read

The following tables show the default shortcuts for the main CodeRush features:

Clipboard

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Clipboard History	Ctrl + Shift + V	Invokes the Clipboard History window if the clipboard contains at least two different text fragments. Otherwise, pastes text from the clipboard.	The editor is focused.
Smart Copy	Ctrl + C or
Ctrl + Insert	Selects the code block based on the caret position and adds the selected code block to the clipboard.	No selection, the caret is on token.
Smart Cut	Ctrl + X or
Shift + Delete	Deletes the code block based on the caret position and adds it to the clipboard.	No selection, the caret is on token.

Define Selections

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Selection Expand	Ctrl + W	Increases the selection by logical code blocks.	The editor is focused.
Selection Reduce	Ctrl + Shift + W	Reduces the selection by logical code blocks.	The editor is focused.
Select CamelCase Left	Alt + Shift + Left	Selects the left part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers.	The editor is focused.
Select CamelCase Right	Alt + Shift + Right	Selects the right part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers.	The editor is focused.

Wrap Selections

You need to enable the shortcuts. Open the CodeRush Setup Wizard, find the “One-key Selection Embedding” page and check “Enable one-key Embedding shortcuts” option.

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Comment/Uncomment	Slash (/) in C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, F#, XAML, XML, and CSS.
Apostrophe (‘) in Visual Basic, XAML, XML, and CSS.	Comments out the selected code or deletes comment delimiters	Multi-line selection.
Block begin/end	B	Wraps multi-line selections in the C# brace block {}.	Multi-line selection.
try/catch	C	Wraps multi-line selections in the try/catch block.	Multi-line selection.
try/finally	F	Wraps multi-line selections in the try/finally block.	Multi-line selection.
try/catch/finally	T	Wraps multi-line selections in the try/catch/finally block.	Multi-line selection.
Parentheses	Shift + 0 , Shift + 9	Embeds the selection in parentheses.	Any selection
Not Parentheses	Shift + 1	Embeds the selection into the parentheses and places the logical Not (! in C#/C++, Not in Visual Basic) before the parentheses.	Any selection.
Region	Ctrl + 3	Embeds a selection between the #region and #endregion directives and selects the region name placeholder.	Multi-line selection.

Code Generation and Refactoring

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Refactor/Declare	Ctrl + `	Invokes the Code Actions menu	The editor is focused.
Expand Template	Space or Tab	Expands a template.	The caret after template.
Cycle Scope Up	Alt + Up	Changes a member’s visibility modifier.	In the member/type declaration
Cycle Scope Down	Alt + Down	Changes a member’s visibility modifier.	In the member/type declaration.
Smart Duplicate Line/Selection	Shift + Enter	Duplicates a code line and inserts text fields into the duplicate.	The editor is focused.
Camel Delete Left	Alt + Backspace	Deletes the camelCase word to the left of the caret.	The caret is in the CamelCase token.
Camel Delete Right	Alt + Delete	Deletes the camelCase word to the right of the caret.	The caret is in the CamelCase token.
Declare Class	Caps + C	Declares a class.	The caret is on an undeclared class.
Declare Method	Caps + M	Declares a method.	The caret is on an undeclared method.
Declare Property	Caps + P	Declares a property.	The caret is on an undeclared property.
Declare Field	Caps + F	Declares a field.	The caret is on an undeclared field.
Declare Local	Caps + L	Declares a local.	The caret is on an undeclared local.
Declare Constant	Caps + Q	Declares a constant.	The editor is on an undeclared constant.
Remove Redundant Code	Caps+Delete	Runs one of the code actions depending on the code context: Remove Block Delimiters, Remove All Redundant Block Delimiters, Remove Redundant Constructor, Remove Redundant Assignment, Remove Variable, and others.	The caret is in a redundant type/type member.
Add New Code	Caps+Insert	Runs one of the following code providers depending on the code context: Add Parameter, Add Else Statement, Add Getter/Setter, Add Missing Constructors, Add to Interface, and Create Event Trigger.	The caret is in a corresponding type member.
Toggle Code	Caps+Space	Runs one of the following code actions depending on the code context: Make Implicit/Explicit, Use Expression Body, Convert to/Decompose Initializer, Inline Temp, Conditional/Ternary/Coalescing, and other actions.	The caret is in a corresponding type member.

Remove Redundant Code Actions

Press Caps+Delete to run one of the following code actions:

• Remove Block Delimiters
• Remove All Redundant Block Delimiters
• Remove Redundant Constructor
• Remove Redundant Assignment
• Remove Variable
• Remove Unused Parameter
• Remove Unused Type
• Remove Unused Member
• Remove Discard Variable
• Remove Redundant Delegate Creation
• Remove Redundant Destructor
• Remove Redundant Type Qualifier
• Remove Type Qualifier

Toggle Code Actions

Press Caps+Space to run one of the following code actions:

• Make Implicit/Explicit
• Use Expression Body
• Convert to/Decompose Initializer
• Inline Temp
• Conditional/Ternary/Coalescing
• Split/Combine Conditionals
• Flatten Conditional
• Add/Remove Block Delimiters
• Inline Lambda
• Convert to Function
• Decompose Parameter
• Collapse/Expand Method
• Convert to String Interpolation
• Simplify Expression
• Expand Lambda Function
• Collapse/Expand Ternary Expression
• Expand Accessor
• Collapse/Expand Property
• Collapse/Expand Method
• Collapse/Expand Local Function
• Convert to Math.Pow Call
• Introduce Change Notification
• Convert to Property with Change Notification

Note

To use the Caps Lock as a modifier, enable Caps shortcut bindings in the Setup Wizard on the Caps as a Modifier page. To learn caps shortcuts and practice CodeRush features: select the CodeRush | Support | Open Learning CodeRush Solution menu item.

Navigation

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Tab to Next Reference	Tab	Highlights the current identifier and all its references and navigates to the next reference.	The caret is inside an identifier.
Tab to Previous Reference	Shift + Tab	Highlights the current identifier and all its references and navigates to the previous reference.	The caret is inside an identifier.
Contextual Jump To	Ctrl + Alt + Del	Invokes the Jump to window.	The editor is focused.
Jump to Symbol	Ctrl + Shift + Q	Invokes the Jump to Symbol window.	The editor is focused.
Jump to File	Ctrl + Alt + F	Invokes the Jump to File window.	Available anywhere.
Drop Marker	Alt + Home	Drops a marker.	The editor is focused.
Collect Marker	Escape or Alt + End	Moves the caret to a marker and removes it.	The editor has focus, the marker is dropped.
Swap Marker	Alt + Shift + Home	Drops a marker and collects the last dropped marker.	The editor is focused, the marker is dropped.
Toggle Bookmark	Ctrl + Left Alt +( 1-6 )	Drops or removes a corresponding bookmark	The editor is focused.
Go to Bookmark	Left Alt +( 1-6 )	Jumps to a corresponding bookmark.	The editor is focused.
Toggle Next Bookmark	Ctrl + Num+	Drops a corresponding bookmark.	The editor is focused.
Go to Recent Bookmark	Ctrl + Num-	Jumps to the last bookmark and removes it.	The editor is focused.
Camel Case Nav Left	Alt + Left	Moves the caret to the left part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers.	The caret is in the camelCase or PascalCased token.
Camel Case Nav Right	Alt + Right	Moves the caret to the right part of words in camelCased and PascalCased identifiers.	The caret is in the camelCase or PascalCased token.
Smart Navigation	Caps + Arrow Keys	Navigates between adjacent methods, parameters, controls, and properties.	The caret is on token.
Smart Navigation Select	Caps + Shift + Arrow key	Navigates between adjacent methods, parameters, controls, and properties, and selects them.	The caret is on token.

Debugging

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Toggle Temporary Breakpoint	Alt + F9	Turns the temporary breakpoint on or off at the specified line number in the active file.	Debugging, the editor has focus.
Step Into Member	Ctrl + Shift + F11	Skips unnecessary members while debugging and drills down into the member you choose.	Debugging, the caret is in the member reference.
Show Expression Explorer	Alt + Down	Shows the values of expression parts in the Expression Explorer.	Debugging, the caret is inside expression.
Toggle Debug Visualizer	Ctrl + Alt + D	Turns the Debug Visualizer on or off.	Debugging, the editor is focused.
Refresh/Evaluate Expression	Ctrl + R	Forces execution of the expression with side effect in the sandbox.	Debugging, the editor is focused.

Test Runner

Feature	Shortcut	Description	Context
Run active test	Ctrl + T , R	Runs test cases at the caret (cursor) location.	The caret is inside a test method.
Debug active test	Ctrl + T , D	Starts the debugging of a test case(s) at the caret (cursor) location.	The caret is inside a test method.
Run all tests in file	Ctrl + T , F	Runs test cases located in the current source file.	Inside a file containing a test class.
Repeat Last Test Run	Ctrl + T , L	Runs test case(s) that were previously executed or debugged.	Available anywhere.
Show Unit Test Runner	Ctrl + T , T	Shows the Unit Test Runner tool window.	Available anywhere.

You can also download CodeRush Cheat Sheet if you prefer to have a printable copy of CodeRush shortcuts.