ReGuid

A Visual Studio 2022 extension. Insert new GUIDs or replace existing GUIDs in the current selection. Works with multiple carets as well as multiple selections.

Commands

Insert GUID

• Menu Path: Edit > Insert GUID
• Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+K
• Inserts a new GUID at the current caret position(s)/selection(s).

Replace GUIDs in Selection

• Menu Path: Edit > Replace GUIDs in Selection
• Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+K
• Replaces existing GUIDs inside the current selection(s) with new GUIDs.
• Finds uppercase and lowercase GUIDs in five different formats.

Supported GUID Formats

Format	Example
D	00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
N	00000000000000000000000000000000
B	{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
P	(00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000)
X	{0x00000000,0x0000,0x0000,{0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}}

Configuration

Configuration is available at the following menu path: Tools > Options > ReGuid > General

"Insert GUID" Command Options

• Case: Whether to insert GUIDs in uppercase or lowercase. Defaults to lowercase.
• Format: How to format inserted GUIDs. Defaults to format D.

"Replace GUIDs in Selection" Command Options

• Case: Whether to use uppercase, use lowercase, or attempt to perserve the case of each replaced GUID. Defaults to preserving case.
• Format: Whether to perserve the format of each replaced GUID or use one of the five supported formats. Defaults to preserving format.
• Replace Format D GUIDs: Whether to replace GUIDs that are written in format D.
• Replace Format N GUIDs: Whether to replace GUIDs that are written in format N.
• Replace Format B GUIDs: Whether to replace GUIDs that are written in format B.
• Replace Format P GUIDs: Whether to replace GUIDs that are written in format P.
• Replace Format X GUIDs: Whether to replace GUIDs that are written in format X.

Change History

• Version 1.1 (2022/02/06)
  • Added configuration options.
• Version 1.2 (2022/02/07)
  • Set initial replacement format to "Preserve."