Another ReSharper 9 EAP build: now with ReSharper C++

Dmitri Nesteruk

We’ve already hinted before at the fact that ReSharper for C++ Early Access Program went public. In the second ReSharper 9 EAP build we’ve added dotPeek to the install bundle, and in this latest EAP, ReSharper for C++ is also available for installation. Now, we’ve already had several separate builds of R# with C++ support, so this post covers the new, never-before-seen features that are making their appearance in this EAP.

Important note: Please be aware that the C++ support in ReSharper will constitute a separate product rather than simply an add-on to the existing ReSharper features.

• Extract Method — this refactoring lets you factor out a part of a complicated function into a separate function. Simply pick the part of code that you want to extract:
  
  ReSharper will then let you pick the arguments of the extracted function:
  
  … and make the appropriate adjustments:
  
• Type Hierarchy — this window shows you a tree representation of all the types in a particular inheritance hierarchy:
  
• Improved Code Completion — plenty of improvements here; for example, enum members taken from a different namespace are shown in code completion:
  
  Or here’s another example. Say, you have a member function declaration. If you try to call it on the object, you’ll get the following completion list:
  
  This is an example of generative completion — after you pick the top option, ReSharper will generate the following piece of code at the caret position:
  
• Typedef Substitutions let you leverage ReSharper’s power to perform in-place resolution on types and simplify them:
  
• Support for Calling Conventions — ReSharper now has proper handling of calling conventions and correctly recognizes usage scenarios, such as e.g. the use of Boost.Bind with BOOST_BIND_ENABLE_STDCALL
• Improved Code Generation for Template Classes — for example, in this scenario
  
  the code generator for the constructor of Y looks like this:
  
  and the generated code for these options looks like this:
  
• Go to Declaration now works on variables declared with the auto keyword.
• Improved Member Resolution with support for template types in some scenarios:
  
• Memory Usage has been reduced by up to one third in some scenarios.

As you may have guessed, there are plenty of other improvements in ReSharper C++ EAP. So, if you’re interested in seeing all these features in action, you know what to do – grab the EAP and give them a go!

Note that apart from an updated ReSharper C++ EAP, the latest EAP build contains a set of fixes for ReSharper 9 EAP.

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