Question

Is there any tool, given any two classes, that will give me the difference in properties and methods between them (also is there any way to view the implementation, because if I could view the implementation I could probably write a parsing program to get the differences).

For example: I have Visual and Drawing which derives from Visual, I want to see all the properties and methods that Drawing adds. Right now I am doing this manually on MSDN.

Answer 1

For Base-class-sub-class relationships you normally can easily use VisualStudio to see what new properties are added in the sub-class, just right click the class-name somewhere in code and select Go To Definition. Additionally there is the Class View window (can be found in the View menu) which also nicely lists everything about a class. The Object Browser (View > Other Windows) provides similar functionality.