Commenting Your Code
Correctly commenting out your code with meaningful information is one of the most fundamental habits a new programmer should have.
Visual Studio doesn’t process lines starting with two backslashes.
If you want multi-line comments, you’ll need to use a backslash and an asterisk as opening and closing characters around your comment:
/* I can write as many comment lines
…………
as I want here */
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Tip: You can comment and uncomment blocks of code by highlighting them and using:
- command+? on mac
- Ctrl+K+C on Windows
Visual Studio provides an auto-generated commenting feature; When you type three backslashes preceding any variables, methods, or class, a summary comment block appears.
/// <summary>
/// you can type any description here
/// <summary>
When using this way of commenting, all you need to do is hover over the code you commented on anywhere, and Visual Studio will pop your summary.
I hope you find these tips helpful in your daily workflow.
