Any way to surround code block with Curly Braces {} in VS2008?

Question

I always find myself needing to enclose a block of code in curly braces { }, but unfortunately that isn\'t included in the C# surround code snippets, which

Answer 1

In ReSharper 4.5, curly braces are included as one of the built-in 'Surround Templates':

1. Select the text that you want curly braces around.

2. ReSharper -> Code -> Surround With... -> {}

   or

   ALT + R -> C -> S -> 7

   or

   Ctrl+E, U -> 7 (Visual Studio scheme)

   or

   Ctrl+Alt+J -> 7 (ReSharper 2.x/IDEA scheme)

Answer 2

Make your own custom code snippet for doing that. You can use snippy to create your own http://blogs.msdn.com/gusperez/articles/93681.aspx or just use an XML editor to create one.

Put the file in My Documents\Visual Studio XXXX\Code Snippets\C#\My Code Snippets