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<h1>Change Method Parameters Dialog Box</h1>
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<p>Use to specify options for the <b>Change Method Parameters</b> refactoring command.
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<p>Parameters</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Lists parameters for the method. Click <b>Add</b>, <b>Move Up</b>, and <b>Move Down</b> to add and rearrange the order of parameters.
<p>Click <b>Remove</b> to remove any parameters that you have added in the dialog box but that you do not want to keep.</p>
<p>Click in a cell in the method type, name, and default value columns of the Parameters table to edit a value.</p>
<p>Press Ctrl-Space to use code completion to choose a parameter type and name.</p>
<p>Click the ellipsis button (...) on the left of the <b>Type</b> and <b>Return type</b> fields to display the Find Type dialog box.</p>
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<p>Access</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Displays the four possible accessibility modifiers (<code dir="ltr">public</code>, <code dir="ltr">protected</code>, <i>default</i>, and <code dir="ltr">private</code>).
<p>Select the accessibility modifier that you want the method to have.</p>
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<p>Return type</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Specifies a method's return type.
<p>Press Ctrl+Space to use the IDE's code completion feature.</p>
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<p>Code Generation</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Generates the selected items: <b>Update Existing Method</b> and <b>Create new Method and Delegate from Existing Method</b>.</td>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Update Existing Method</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r6c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Regenerates the method and incorporate the most recent changes into the method's code</td>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Create new Method and Delegate from Existing Method</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r7c1-t2 r1c2-t2">Generates a new delegate method.</td>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Method Signature Preview</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r8c1-t2 r1c2-t2">(read-only) Displays what the method signature looks like if you apply the changes that you have specified in the dialog box.</td>
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