USING Statements options

You can use the USING Statements preferences page to control the USING statements' functionality in your current workspace.

This page provides the following controls:

Control	Description
Display USING statements	Lets you choose whether you want to display USING statements: After the error-handling statement or, Before the error-handling statement.
Group all USING statements together	Specifies whether to relocate the existing statements to a new location or not. The relocation is based on the Display USING statements preference. If the Group all USING statements together option is selected, then all the USING statements (existing and new) are placed before or after the error-handling statement based on the selection. If this option is not selected and there are existing USING statements, then the new USING statements are appended to the last USING statement.
Sort statements alphabetically	Sorts all the grouped USING statements in alphabetical order. Note: This option is enabled only when the Group all USING statements together option is selected.
Specify USING statement style	Specifies whether to use individual type names or wildcards as part of the USING declaration. If you select the Qualified type names option, then all the existing and new USING statements are expanded to their fully qualified type. If you select the Wildcards (.*) option, then all the existing and new USING statements use wildcards in the USING declaration. Note: For the changes to occur, the Preserve valid USING statements option must not be selected.
Include FROM ASSEMBLY/FROM PROPATH option	Specifies whether or not to add the FROM ASSEMBLY/FROM PROPATH option to USING statements. If this option is selected, all the existing and newly added USING statements contain the FROM ASSEMBLY/FROM PROPATH option. If this option is not selected, all the existing USING statements retain the FROM ASSEMBLY/FROM PROPATH option (if it is already added), but the newly added USING statements do not include FROM ASSEMBLY/FROM PROPATH option.
Preserve valid USING statements	Preserves the existing, valid USING statements in their original form and displays the newly added statements based on whether the style preference is selected as Qualified type names or Wildcards (.*).

Note: To prevent existing, valid statements from being relocated, you must not select the Group all USING statements together option and you must select the Preserve valid USING statements.