How to: Generate Method Stub
Use this procedure to perform the Generate Method Stub refactoring operation. For more information, see Generate Method Stub.
Note
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To generate a method stub
Create a console application and set it up as described in the following example. For more information, see Building Console Applications.
Place the cursor on the call to CalculateArea.
From the Edit menu, select IntelliSense, and then select Generate Method Stub (CTRL+K, then M).
Or
Click the smart tag, select Generate Method Stub
Or
Right-click on the cursor location, and from the context menu, choose Generate Method Stub.
IntelliSense will generate the following method stub named CalculateArea in the class named Calculator:
internal int CalculateArea(int Length, int Width, bool IsTriangle)
{
throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.);
}
Example
To set up this example, create a console application, and then replace the default class named Program with the following code:
class Calculator
{
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Calculator MyCalculator = new Calculator();
int Length = 5;
int Width = 8;
bool IsTriangle = false;
int Area = MyCalculator.CalculateArea(Length, Width, IsTriangle);
}
}