How to get Visual Studio 2010 to highlight instanc

Question

I'm new using vs2010 I've read that when you click on a variable its suppose to highlight all the instances of that variable in that file and highlight red or show an error as well where the number line is located. How can I get vs2010 to do this because by default it doesn't do that for me and it would be great for the highlighting to work. Thanks.

Answer 1

I came here from google while looking to do the same thing with Visual Studio 2017 community edition. The answers above point out you can turn this on for VB and C#. The option does not exist for C or C++. ie. for C/C++ the option does not exist in advanced settings so you can not right click the variable and select highlight variable.

However, I learned its simpler for C/C++ to get the equivalent behaviour. Simply double click the variable/function to select it. The editor will highlight all instances of the variable or function in the file. Its not limited by blocks. Its highlighted in the entire file.

Answer 2

The Highlight all occurrences of selected word extension in Visual Studio Gallery does just that.

Answer 3

I think you mean placing a cursor over the line and then pressing F9. This will make the code stop there. Place the mouse cursor over the desired string value and it will pop up....that's the lazy way I do it..:-)

Answer 4

in vs 2012: Tools > Options > Env > Fonts and Colors > Text Editor > Highlighted Reference