From 4a2b6802553b50777bf7f40b7c9b178c0be6d129 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Gvozdev Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 08:50:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Bug 449604: Comment/Uncomment for C++ editor not documented correctly --- .../concepts/cdt_c_comments.htm | 24 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_comments.htm b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_comments.htm index a2ed2d9bf13..642369755c8 100644 --- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_comments.htm +++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/concepts/cdt_c_comments.htm @@ -14,23 +14,31 @@

Comments are lines in a source file that have been marked to be ignored by the compiler. Two styles of comments are supported by current C/C++ compilers:

-

Comment

+

Line Comment

You can quickly comment out one or more lines of code by inserting the leading characters // at the beginning of the line. To do so, select the line (or lines) of code you want to comment out and press CTRL+/ (slash).

-

Uncomment

-

To uncomment select the line (or lines) of code, and press CTRL+\ -(backslash). +

Line Uncomment

+

To uncomment select the line (or lines) of code, and press CTRL+/ +(slash) again.

Tip: The characters /* */ on lines that are -already commented out, are not affected when you comment and uncomment code.

+already commented out, are not affected when you comment and uncomment code using line comment.

-

Multiline comment

+

Block Comment

+

You can comment out selected block of code with C style comment /* */. To do so, select +the block of code you want to comment out and press CTRL+Shift+/ (slash).

+ +

Block Uncomment

+

To uncomment select the code inside commented out block, and press CTRL+SHIFT+\ (backslash). + + +

Multiline comment template

You can use the Content Assist feature to insert a multi-line comment before a function. In the C++ editor, type com then press Ctrl+Space. Select default multiline comment template and press Enter.