# Change Method Parameters Dialog Box

Use to specify options for the Change Method Parameters refactoring command.

Element | Description
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Parameters | Lists parameters for the method. Click Add, Move Up, and Move Down to add and rearrange the order of parameters. Click Remove to remove any parameters that you have added in the dialog box but that you do not want to keep. Click in a cell in the method type, name, and default value columns of the Parameters table to edit a value. Press Ctrl-Space to use code completion to choose a parameter type and name. Click the ellipsis button (...) on the left of the Type and Return type fields to display the Find Type dialog box.
Access | Displays the four possible accessibility modifiers (`public`, `protected`, default, and `private`). Select the accessibility modifier that you want the method to have.
Return type | Specifies a method's return type. Press Ctrl+Space to use the IDE's code completion feature.
Code Generation | Generates the selected items: Update Existing Method and Create new Method and Delegate from Existing Method.
Update Existing Method | Regenerates the method and incorporate the most recent changes into the method's code
Create new Method and Delegate from Existing Method | Generates a new delegate method.
Method Signature Preview | (read-only) Displays what the method signature looks like if you apply the changes that you have specified in the dialog box.

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