Automatic Delimiter Highlighting

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Menu:  Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> General
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  9/7/2010
Code:  vstipEdit0071

 

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You have probably seen Automatic Delimiter Highlighting in action before.  It shows up when you close parens, curly brackets, and other similar delimiters:

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Changing Colors

You can modify the colors to suit your need by going to Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors and selecting "Brace Matching (Rectangle)":

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I'll change the background to lime green and click OK:

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We can see the new result:

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Turning If Off

If you don't like this feature, you can go to Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> General and uncheck the "Automatic delimiter highlighting" option:

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