Visual Studio : short cut Key : Duplicate Line

Question

Is there a shortcut for Duplicate Line command in Visual Studio 2008?

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Answer 1

It's simple Ctrl + C ; Ctrl + V , check this link. As long as you don't select any text, this will duplicate the line the cursor is over when you press Ctrl+C.

Answer 2

As I can't use Macros in my Visual Studio 2013 I found a Visual Studio Plugin (I use it in 2012 and 2013). Duplicate Selection duplicates selections and whole Lines - they only need to be partial selected. The standard shortcut is ALT + D.

Answer 3

For those still viewing this question on Visual Studio post-2008, a real Edit.Duplicate has been added:

• CTRL+E, V
• CTRL+D (VS 2017 15.6+)

Answer 4

There's a free extension you can download here that lets you duplicate lines without replacing the clipboard contents.

By default its bound to Alt + D, but you can change it to anything you want by going to Tools->Options->Environment->Keyboard. Type "Duplicate" in the search box and look for "Edit.DuplicateSelection" and edit the shortcut to whatever you want. I prefer Ctrl + D to be consistent with other editors.

Answer 5

Ctrl + C + V works for me on VS2012 with no extension.

Answer 6

Not an answer, just a useful addition: As a freebie, I just invented (well... ehm... adjusted the code posted by Lolo) a RemoveLineOrBlock macro. Enjoy!

Imports System
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports EnvDTE90a
Imports EnvDTE100
Imports System.Diagnostics

Public Module RemoveLineOrBlock

    Sub RemoveLineOrBlock()
        Dim selection As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection
        Dim lineNumber As Integer
        Dim line As String

        If selection.IsEmpty Then
            selection.StartOfLine(0)
            selection.EndOfLine(True)
        Else
            Dim top As Integer = selection.TopLine
            Dim bottom As Integer = selection.BottomLine

            selection.MoveToDisplayColumn(top, 0)
            selection.StartOfLine(0)

            selection.MoveToDisplayColumn(bottom, 0, True)
            selection.EndOfLine(True)
        End If

        selection.LineDown(True)
        selection.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstColumn,True)

        selection.Delete()

        selection.MoveToDisplayColumn(selection.BottomLine, 0)
        selection.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText)

    End Sub

End Module