comment out a large portion of codes

**Marina** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

It doesn't have anyline like that. However, the IDE has a 'Comment
Selection' and 'Uncomment Selection' functionality. You can select a block
of code, and perform the action. It's not as good, but it is better then
nothing.

"Ben" <Ben@discussion s.microsoft.com > wrote in message
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> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using /*
> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant =
> 1"
> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.[/color]

**Kerry Moorman** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

RE: comment out a large portion of codes

Ben,

Highlight the block of code and click the Comment or Uncomment buttons on
the Edit toolbar.

Kerry Moorman

"Ben" wrote:
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> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using /*
> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant = 1"
> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.[/color]

**AMercer** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

RE: comment out a large portion of codes

#If False Then
< the code you want to comment out goes here>
#End If
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> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using /*
> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant = 1"
> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.[/color]

**Mythran** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

"AMercer" <AMercer@discus sions.microsoft .com> wrote in message
news:AC3F9263-7FA8-4B6B-8CC9-CA342617BEF1@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> #If False Then
> < the code you want to comment out goes here>
> #End If
>[color=green]
>> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
>> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using
>> /*
>> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant =
>> 1"
>> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.[/color][/color]

That won't work exactly how comments work. For example, anything in the #IF
.... #END IF directives must be compilable code. You can't have any syntax
errors in the code.

HTH,
Mythran

**Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

Mythran,
| That won't work exactly how comments work. For example, anything in the
#IF
| ... #END IF directives must be compilable code. You can't have any syntax
| errors in the code.

Odd! ;-) I've used #IF False on blocks of code that have syntax errors.

For example the following block contains a syntax error (3.7x is not a valid
literal). It compiles under VB.NET 2003.

Public Sub Main()
Dim s As Single
#If False Then
s = 3.7x
#End If

End Sub

I would expect it to compile as #if is one of the Conditional Compilation
statements.

Are there specific syntax errors that you have used that cause the above not
to work?

Hope this helps
Jay

"Mythran" <kip_potter@hot mail.comREMOVET RAIL> wrote in message
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|
| "AMercer" <AMercer@discus sions.microsoft .com> wrote in message
| news:AC3F9263-7FA8-4B6B-8CC9-CA342617BEF1@mi crosoft.com...
| > #If False Then
| > < the code you want to comment out goes here>
| > #End If
| >
| >> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out
a
| >> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using
| >> /*
| >> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant
=
| >> 1"
| >> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.
|
| That won't work exactly how comments work. For example, anything in the
#IF
| ... #END IF directives must be compilable code. You can't have any syntax
| errors in the code.
|
| HTH,
| Mythran
|

**Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]** · Nov 21 '05, 08:07 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

"Ben" <Ben@discussion s.microsoft.com > schrieb:[color=blue]
> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using /*
> ..... */[/color]

The "Edit Text" toolbar and the "Edit" menu of VS.NET contains commands for
commenting out blocks of code.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

**Tom Shelton** · Nov 21 '05, 08:08 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

In article <AC3F9263-7FA8-4B6B-8CC9-CA342617BEF1@mi crosoft.com>, AMercer wrote:[color=blue]
> #If False Then
> < the code you want to comment out goes here>
> #End If
>[color=green]
>> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment out a
>> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out using /*
>> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug Constant = 1"
>> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.[/color][/color]

Highlight the code, hit Ctrl-K, Ctrl-C. To uncomment, highlight code,
hit Ctrl-K, Ctrl-U

HTH
--
Tom Shelton [MVP]

**Mythran** · Nov 21 '05, 08:08 PM

Re: comment out a large portion of codes

"Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <Jay_Harlow_MVP @msn.com> wrote in message
news:uXq9d3skFH A.3148@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Mythran,
> | That won't work exactly how comments work. For example, anything in the
> #IF
> | ... #END IF directives must be compilable code. You can't have any
> syntax
> | errors in the code.
>
> Odd! ;-) I've used #IF False on blocks of code that have syntax errors.
>
> For example the following block contains a syntax error (3.7x is not a
> valid
> literal). It compiles under VB.NET 2003.
>
> Public Sub Main()
> Dim s As Single
> #If False Then
> s = 3.7x
> #End If
>
> End Sub
>
> I would expect it to compile as #if is one of the Conditional Compilation
> statements.
>
> Are there specific syntax errors that you have used that cause the above
> not
> to work?
>
> Hope this helps
> Jay
>
> "Mythran" <kip_potter@hot mail.comREMOVET RAIL> wrote in message
> news:eQOaZxskFH A.1464@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
> |
> | "AMercer" <AMercer@discus sions.microsoft .com> wrote in message
> | news:AC3F9263-7FA8-4B6B-8CC9-CA342617BEF1@mi crosoft.com...
> | > #If False Then
> | > < the code you want to comment out goes here>
> | > #End If
> | >
> | >> Does anyone know if there is a way to get VB.net to let me comment
> out
> a
> | >> large portion of codes? Like in C/C++, I was able to comment out
> using
> | >> /*
> | >> ..... */ I think there is something to do with "Define Debug
> Constant
> =
> | >> 1"
> | >> but I am not sure how it works. thanks.
> |
> | That won't work exactly how comments work. For example, anything in the
> #IF
> | ... #END IF directives must be compilable code. You can't have any
> syntax
> | errors in the code.
> |
> | HTH,
> | Mythran
> |
>
>[/color]

LOL I knew I should have double-checked before I posted the reply :( Sorry,
I was wrong. I could have sworn...but I was wrong :)

Thanks for the correction, hope they caught it :)

Mythran