How can I type “{0}” more quickly in Visual Studio

Question

In C#, it's common to have to type {0}, {1}, etc. when formatting strings with string.Format() or Console.WriteLine(). Considering its frequency, it's an awkward set of key strokes. But despite my searches, I couldn't find any sort of shorthand or hotkey to automatically insert it in Visual Studio. Has anyone figured out something to expedite the process?

Answer 1

One of the benefits from string interpolation in C#6.0, which I find helps.

Instead of:

string s = String.Format("{0} and {1}", variable1, variable2);

You can do:

string s = $"{variable1} and {variable2}";

See a guide: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2422807

Answer 2

You can create the following command (C#) with my Visual Commander extension to insert text and then assign a keyboard shortcut to it:

    EnvDTE.TextSelection ts = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection as EnvDTE.TextSelection;
    ts.Text = "{0}";