How to sort functions with no special attributes first?

Permanently deleted user

Created September 02, 2011 04:44

I am trying to get my methods sorted in a particular way and can't seem to figure out how to do so.

I would like to have them be first grouped by accessibility, and then by abstract/virtual/override with the first ones being the functions that have no special attribute. It would look like this:

public void OrindaryFunc() { }//Nothing special, so it goes first.
public abstract void AbstractFunc();//Then abstract functions.
public virtual void VirtualFunc() { }//Then virtual functions.
public virtual override void OverridenFunc() { }//Finally overriden functions.

No matter what I try, I get this instead:

public abstract void AbstractFunc();
public virtual void VirtualFunc() { }
public virtual override void OverridenFunc() { }

public void OrindaryFunc() { }//This always ends up last, when I want it to be first.

The problem is that you can only tell it to sort by something (abstract/virtual/override). There is no way to tell it to put the functions with no special attributes on top. It would be the equivalent of saying sort by <Nothing/>, if there were such a thing.

Can anyone suggest a way to do this? Any help is much appreciated.

    <Entry>
      <Match>
        <And>
          <Kind Is="method"/>

          <Access Is="public"/>
          <Not>
            <Static/>
          </Not>
          <Not>
            <HandlesEvent />
          </Not>
          <Not>
            <Kind Is="destructor"/>
          </Not>
        </And>
      </Match>
      <Sort>
        <Abstract/>
        <Virtual/>
        <Override/>
        <Name/>
      </Sort>
      <Group Region="Instance Methods"/>
    </Entry>

10 comments

Permanently deleted user

Created September 06, 2011 18:53

Bump?

Evgeny Pasynkov

Created September 07, 2011 13:14

I see 2 possible solutions:

1) Create separate match entry for methods without attributes, and with. For example:

    <Entry>
      <Match>
        <And>
          <Kind Is="method"/>

          <Access Is="public"/>
        </And>
      </Match>
    </Entry>

    <Entry>
      <Match>
        <And>
          <Kind Is="method"/>

          <Access Is="public"/>
          <Abstract/>
         </And>
      </Match>
    </Entry>

    <Entry>
      <Match>
        <And>
          <Kind Is="method"/>

          <Access Is="public"/>
          <Virtual/>
         </And>
      </Match>
    </Entry>

.......

2) Create single entry, but sort them by attributes in descending order (so, method without attribute goes first)

    <Entry>
      <Match>
        <And>
          <Kind Is="method"/>

          <Access Is="public"/>
          </And>
       </Match>
      <Sort Descending="true">
        <Abstract/>
        <Virtual/>
        <Override/>
      </Sort>
      <Group Region="Instance Methods"/>
    </Entry>

Permanently deleted user

Created September 07, 2011 19:18

Thanks for the help.

I really would like to use #2, however when I try it, this line:

<Sort Descending="true">

Gives me the error:

The 'Descending' attribute is not declared.

Is there another way to specify the sort order?

Thanks.

Evgeny Pasynkov

Created September 08, 2011 12:59

Oops, I was wrong, sorry.

Use the following:

<Sort>
<Abstract Descending="true"/>
</Sort>

Or

<Sort>
<Abstract Ascending="false"/>
</Sort>

both variants are the same

Permanently deleted user

Created September 08, 2011 16:51

Neither of those has any effect. Regardless of which I use, I get this:

public abstract void pubabs1(); 
public virtual void pubvirt1() { }
public virtual void pubvirt2() { }
public void fu() { }


When what I want is this:

public void fu() { }//<--No special attribute, so it goes at the top.
public abstract void pubabs1(); 
public virtual void pubvirt1() { }
public virtual void pubvirt2() { }


I am going to try for method one since it seems the only way possible at this point. If I do that, is there any way to enclose multiple matches in a single region since I will have to arrange each type of function with a separate match?

Thanks.

Evgeny Pasynkov

Created September 08, 2011 16:54

For now, there are no multiple matches in a single gerion :(

Evgeny Pasynkov

Created September 08, 2011 16:54

For now, there are no multiple matches in a single gerion :(

Permanently deleted user

Created September 08, 2011 17:01

Ok, well it looks like this functionality is not supported at the time.

May I suggest it as a feature request for a future update? I imagine it would be something along the lines of a <None/> element where you are specifying that a function has no special attributes.

Thanks for the help.

Evgeny Pasynkov

Created September 08, 2011 17:04

Sure. Here it is:
http://youtrack.jetbrains.net/issue/RSRP-275420

Permanently deleted user

Created September 08, 2011 17:05

Thanks! I look forward to it in a future release.

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