Finding unused classes in C# app

Question

I'm a C#/.net/Visual Studio noob. I inherited a half-completed C# application for a mobile phone. In the course of debugging, I came across several half-finished classes that don't seem to be used anywhere else in the code. Is there a way to get determine if a class definition is instantiated anywhere?

Answer 1

The quickest way (in Visual Studio) is to right-click the type name and select Find all references from the context menu. This will show you all places where that type is referenced in the current solution.

Answer 2

You should get Resharper - it will show "dead" code in grey and make refactoring a lot easier! You may also prefer CodeRush.