Multi-Line Commenting out of code - Easy Question

vegastech

I learned this in P1, but I've forgotten: what are the keystrokes used to comment out multiple lines of code? I thought it was an ALT+ command, but I can't figure it out!

jjames

Setup Dependent?

On my machine I've been using F2 for a while, but I don't know if that's the default.

Typically though when I want to comment out a block of code, I use /* and */ to comment out a block.

/*
DEFINE_FUNCTION INTEGER	fnGET_PANEL
(INTEGER nROOM)
{
	STACK_VAR INTEGER nCOUNTER;
	
	FOR(nCOUNTER = 1;nCOUNTER <= LENGTH_ARRAY(nPNL_AV); nCOUNTER++)
	{
		IF(nROOM == nPNL_AV[nCOUNTER])
		{
			RETURN nCOUNTER;
			BREAK;
		}
	}
}
*/

Hedberg

It's an edit menu item -block comment and uncomment. Keystrokes alt+E, then o. Or, you can assign any hotkey sequence you desire. I like alt+/

vegastech

Nice!

Thanks! Now that I know where to look, the keystroke combo Ctrl+B does it. I don't care what anyone else says about you guys, you're Awesome! ;-)

the8thst

You can also use wrap the code like so:

(*
DEFINE_FUNCTION INTEGER	fnGET_PANEL
(INTEGER nROOM)
{
	STACK_VAR INTEGER nCOUNTER;
	
	FOR(nCOUNTER = 1;nCOUNTER <= LENGTH_ARRAY(nPNL_AV); nCOUNTER++)
	{
		IF(nROOM == nPNL_AV[nCOUNTER])
		{
			RETURN nCOUNTER;
			BREAK;
		}
	}
}     

*)

ericmedley

Old Dog - New Tricks

I've been doing this a long time and never knew this was available. Ha!

I just did the old

(*

a whole bunch of code

*)

thiing myself.

DHawthorne

I didn't know about the /* ... */ thing either. I just highlight the block and hit the comment button on the tool bar ... it pre-pends a // to every line, and removes them just as readily.

jjames

DHawthorne wrote: »

I didn't know about the /* ... */ thing either. I just highlight the block and hit the comment button on the tool bar ... it pre-pends a // to every line, and removes them just as readily.

The *only* thing I don't care for about that way of it is if there's already comments a the line, it can get a finicky (at least it has for me), which is why I've always done the /* */ (and in the past (* *) ).

As always - a million ways to skin the cat.