Alternate tool for a GhostDoc type of tool

c# .net visual-studio-2005
peter picture peter · Mar 16, 2011 · Viewed 25.2k times · Source

Is there a tool for .NET which will generate explanations (comments) of code if we give it function or event handlers (like GhostDoc which we feel is not a good tool)?

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Mrchief picture Mrchief · Mar 31, 2014

Actually, /// doesn't generate any documentation, just empty XML tags. Where GhostDoc shines is in generating MSDN style documentation (including the verbiage) automatically, based on contextual information such as property, class, visibility, usages etc.

Here are some true alternatives:

  • Atomineer (bit cheaper than GhostDoc)
  • Resharper (works only if you enable XML Comments for the project, but is nowhere near as good as above two. can also copy XML comments from base classes/interfaces).

Now, whatever you do, please do not produce undocumentation! :)

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