Collapsing and Hiding Code

The Encore RPG code editor has the ability to collapse and hide code regions. These regions follow the general trend of making it easier to read your code, thus serving the function of reducing clutter. This will allow you to see, or to hide the sections of code that take place “behind the scenes”. For example, the code to create and draw forms is tucked away in collapsed regions.

Developers who want or need more complete access to the underlying code have it; all others can simply let VS and Encore RPG draw the windows for them.

The /Region directive enables you to collapse and hide sections of code in Encore RPG for .NET files. /Region lets you specify a block of code that you can expand or collapse when using the /Region and /EndRegion commands. The ability to hide code selectively makes your files more manageable and easier to read.

/ Region directives are not supported within functions.

Syntax

The syntax for / Region is as follows:

/Region "identifier string" //
  code region
/EndRegion

The identifier string``` requires the quotes and acts as the title of the region when it is collapsed. The region is collapsed by default.

To collapse and hide a section of code

• Place the section of code between the / Region and / EndRegion statements. The following example shows a section of system-generated code that the editor has added the collapse/hide ability for you.

/region Windows Form Designer generated code 
 // Required method for Designer support - do not modify 
 // the contents of this method with the code editor.  

   BegSr InitializeComponent   
	// 
	// Form1
	// 

	*this.AutoScaleBaseSize = *new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13) 
	*this.ClientSize = *new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266) 
	*this.Name = "Form1" 
	*this.Text = "Form1" 						
   EndSr 
 /endregion

Multiple /Region Blocks

The / Region and / EndRegion block can be used multiple times in a code file; thus, users can define their own blocks of procedures and classes that can, in turn, be collapsed.

/ Region blocks also can be nested within other / Region blocks.