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POC# Obscure error: file '' could not be refactored
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Sometimes, I come across a property that, when I try to rename it using the built-in Visual Studio refactoring option, I get a dialog that says: <blockquote> The file '' could not be refactored. Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Do you wish to continue with the refactoring? [ ] Ignore further refactoring errors [ Yes ] [ No ] </blockquote> The dialog actually shows empty apostrophes when referring to the file. Google doesn't provide any help. I'm beginning to think this is an obscure Visual Studio bug and that I should report it to Microsoft Connect. Thought I'd see if any of you have come across it before first. FYI, my solution/projects build fine. The property is not referenced in any XAML. I tried deleting my ".suo" file, my "bin" directory, and my "obj" folder, then rebuilding, but still no dice. I have the latest Microsoft updates. The problem occurs with both Visual C# 2008 Express and Visual Studio 2008 Professional. Though it should not matter, the property looks like this: <pre><code>private MigrationRequestViewModel Request { get; set; } </code></pre> I have no problem renaming other properties in the same class in the same file, such as this one: <pre><code>private MigrationRequestViewModel RequestSnapshot { get; set; } </code></pre> Any ideas? Note that I realize I could just find all reference to the property and manually rename it, but I'd like to get to the bottom of this error dialog.
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C# Obscure error: file '' could not be refactored
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