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Asked: 2026-05-11T16:06:15+00:00

Ok, I am not sure what the naming for this is actually called, but

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Ok, I am not sure what the naming for this is actually called, but I would like to know if the following is possible in Visual Studio.

When I set my cursor on or highlight a variable, or method name, or string… etc, I would like the IDE to highlight all uses of it. So if I highlight variable x, then it highlights all other uses of variable x.

This is done in eclipe and Notepad++, and I have become very fond of that feature, but when I move to VS, I cannot seem to get that functionality.

I know I can use the right click and find definition, also I can use resharper to find all uses, but that is not as easy and intuitive. I am currently using VS2008, but would like it in both 2008 and 2005.

Also, if this is a feature of resharper that I just don’t see, that is good too.

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  1. Editorial Team

    With Reshaper you can press Shift+Alt+F11 when your cursor is inside a variable to highlight all usages of that variable in that file. (Then ESC to remove the highlighting)

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