Portioning code

[Lukas Dissing]

Hello.

I have a simple question which internet can't seem to answer (likely because I can't remember the correct term).

It's been a while since I used c# but I remember there to be some kind of tag that lets you "portion" a chunk of code and minimize it just like a function.

Say you have code that looks something like this:


// A-related
// A variables

lots of variables...

// A functions

lots of functions...


And you want to minimize to a single line while working (like visual lets you do for functions).

Like this:

[+] A related

Expanded:

[-] A related
// A variables

lots of variables...

// A functions

lots of functions...
[-] /end A related

I know this might seem trivial, but as my code grows longer and longer I want to be able to navigate it without wearing out the scroll wheel on my mouse.

Thank you.

[GaryTexmo]

I think what you're looking for is the region tags. You start one with #region and end it with #endregion. You can put text after the #region to identify that region in the environment.

For example...

public class Test
{
  #region Private Members
  private bool m_flag;
  private string m_id;
  #endregion

  #region Constructor(s)
  public Test(bool statusFlag, string id)
  {
    #region Member Variable Assignment
    m_flag = statusFlag;
    m_id = id;
    #endregion

    Console.WriteLine("Constructor finished.");
  }
  #endregion
}

For extra functionality, right-click your code and check out the Outlining menu options.

[Lukas Dissing]

Yes!

Thank you very much.