Anonymous Type to Real Class Refactoring

Question

Is there an easy way to refactor an anonymous type into a class? I frequently prototype my code with anonymous types, then have to go back and re implement the various classes as they need to be used beyond their local scope. I am using resharper and wondering if there is an easy way to do this.

Answer 1

Using ReSharper 5.1 (I would expect this has been available since version 4, the first with C# 3.0 support), with the cursor anywhere from just before the new to just after the closing } in this code:

        var v = new {Name = "Brian"};

bring up the Refactor This... menu (typically with Ctrl+Shift+R), and one of the options is Replace Anonymous Type With Named Class..., which brings up this dialog: