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Toggle comments hack
Hi all,
I discovered this by accident and thought that it`s worth sharing.
Using the "hack" described below, you can switch between two code parts, by deleting or adding only one comment.
Here`s an example:
/*
... code 1 <- this code is hidden
/*/
... code 2 <- this code is active
//*/
Now if we remove the first comment:
... code 1 <- this code is active
/*/
... code 2 <- this code is hidden
//*/
Hope it helps : )
I discovered this by accident and thought that it`s worth sharing.
Using the "hack" described below, you can switch between two code parts, by deleting or adding only one comment.
Here`s an example:
/*
... code 1 <- this code is hidden
/*/
... code 2 <- this code is active
//*/
Now if we remove the first comment:
... code 1 <- this code is active
/*/
... code 2 <- this code is hidden
//*/
Hope it helps : )
^Yeah, but you'd have to change more than 1 line of code to toggle that (unless you had some sort of define).
eh? you change the 1 to 0 to toggle.
Instead of remove the /* just add an extra slash
Instead of remove the /* just add an extra slash
//*
+1 for the #if 0 / #if 1 approach.
The comment approach falls to pieces if you have block comments in the code you're trying to comment out.
The comment approach falls to pieces if you have block comments in the code you're trying to comment out.
| eh? you change the 1 to 0 to toggle. |
*cough* Yeah...I uh...knew that all along. >_>
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