So if you want a list of commented out code, you can:
- right+click your project, module, subfolder, directory or file where you want to search.
- click analyze > inspect code.
- Click OK.
What does it mean when code is commented out?
Filters. (programming) To temporarily disable a section of source code by converting it into a comment. 2.
Can the section of the code commented out?
Eclipse has the ability to do line comments and block comments. First we’ll look at adding line comments to a section of code. I start by highlighting the lines of code that I wish to comment out. Hitting Control-/ comments out the section of code using line comments.
How do I get commented code from Eclipse?
From the menu, go to Window -> Preferences. In the Preferences dialog, go to General -> Editors -> Structured Text Editors -> Task Tags.
What is the correct way to comment out a code?
Commented-out code should ALWAYS be accompanied by a comment that says why it is commented out (and not just deleted) and gives the expected lifetime of the commented-out code. For example, “The following code does more harm than good, so is commented out, but needs to be replaced before release XXX.”
Do C-style comments nest in code?
If using C-style comments – by which I mean comments delimited by /* and */ – then bear in mind they do not nest, so you may run into problems with real comments in the code you want to comment out, or even with commenting-out code which has already been commented-out.
Can a C++ comment be commented out by C++?
The more useful thing to say about C++ comments is that they run from where they start until the end of the line, and therefore do not suffer from this nesting problem. So a C++ comment can be commented out by a C++ comment!
Is it possible to remove comments from a file?
Removing commented code not only makes it harder to find later, but it also makes it so people in the future don’t know it existed before. For finding the code, there are tools and git commands to help you look at the history of a file. I’ve had to do this before, going back months (even years) in a file was actually quite trivial.
