Need hotkey/button to comment out a block of code in Visual Studio 2008 Express

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Edward Tanguay picture Edward Tanguay · Nov 23, 2008 · Viewed 27k times · Source

I'm coming from Eclipse, working in Visual Studio 2008 Express and just want to highlight code, right-click and comment it out.

  • nothing in right-click
  • looking in Tools | Options, Toolbars, Commands, can't find a button for it...

How do I activate this the comment/uncomment feature, I know Visual Studio 2003 had it.

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS, TURNS OUT IT DEPENDS WHAT YOU ARE USING:

Visual Studio 2008 Full Version:

Comment    ctrl-k, ctrl-c
uncomment  ctrl-k, ctrl-u

Visual Web Developer 2008 Express:

Comment    ctrl-k, ctrl-c
uncomment  ctrl-k, ctrl-u

Visual C# 2008 Express:

Comment    ctrl-e, ctrl-c
uncomment  ctrl-e, ctrl-u

Answer

Gishu picture Gishu · Nov 23, 2008

Weird it's Ctrl+E, C (Comment) and Ctrl+E, U (Uncomment)

Normally It's Ctrl+K, C and Ctrl+K, U as Mauro says. Express Edition default (and only) keyboard mapping says otherwise.

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