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Put a title on collapsed outlining in Visual Basic Express 2010


When I select an area of text in Visual Basic Express 2010 and then go click Edit/Outlining/Hide Selection; the area collapses and is represented by three dots like "...". Is there a way to put my own title, description or label on it for better meaning and communication?


Solution

  • Have you tried using the Region tag?

    Public Class SomeClass
    +   #Region "my special description for Foo"
    
            Public Sub Foo
                ''# process crap here
            End Sub
        #End Region
    
    +   #Region "a different description for Bar"
    
            Public Sub Bar
                ''# process crap here
            End Sub
        #End Region
    End Class
    

    Once you add a "Region" to your code, you can then collapse it and the description stays visible.