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Keep your casing with Case-preserving Find and Replace

September 5, 2023 Sep 5, 2023 09/5/23
Leah Tran
The Visual Studio search experience is getting a new feature that allows users to find and replace text without having to worry about different casings. For example, a method parameter `catalogItemId` and object property `CatalogItemId` have the same name but different capitalization but should both be replaced by something like ‘productId...

All-In-One Search available in 17.6

May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 05/25/23
Leah Tran
The All-In-One Search experience was first introduced in 17.2 Previews, and we’ve been refining its quality since. The new search merges code and feature search capabilities into one UI, so you can go to one place to find the things you need. Real-time results and a preview of the results speed up the process to get you to the right place. ...

Visual Studio 2022 – 17.5 Released

February 21, 2023 Feb 21, 2023 02/21/23
Anthony Cangialosi
We’re excited to announce that Visual Studio 17.5 is now generally available. This release is full of updates that take friction out of your daily workflows making it easier for you stay in the zone while you code. Features like all-in-one search and intent-based suggestions help you move faster, while improved build and debug speeds ensure ...

New: Better search in Visual Studio

January 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 01/17/23
Leah Tran
Whether you are looking for specific code files, classes, methods, or features and options in the IDE, finding them is not always easy. With multiple ways to search, how would you even know which one to choose? The new All-In-One Search combines code and feature search into the same UI and adds some extra power and productivity to the ...

Get more done with search in Visual Studio

October 26, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 10/26/20
Mads Kristensen
Over the years, the Search feature in Visual Studio has gotten faster and more capable. You might have missed some of the things it can do to help you be more productive and get the most out of Visual Studio. So, let’s take a closer look at how you can use Search in your daily work. I hit Ctrl+Q to use Search every single day and have for...