Comment Tokens

				This is just a quick article for those do not know of the helpful Comment Tokens in Visual basic .net and C#


First let me explian what a comment token is:
A comment token is a character string that can be used in addition to the pre-defined tokens TODO, HACK, or UNDONE as your personal marker for notes in your code.


 
such as 'TODO', 'HACK', 'UNDONE'


they are very useful because you can start coding methods and if you need to leave them before they are finished you can add the 'TODO' or 'UNDONE'token and you will have a link back to that piece of code from the task list in the VB IDE.


To Use the Token are simple, you use them just like comments. example below:


VB

' TODO finish adding the math functions


C#

// TODO finish adding the math functions


You can add any type of comment token to your programming enviroment by 

1. On the Tools menu, choose Options. 

2. Choose Environment, and then choose Task List. 

3. In the Comment tokens area, type a Name for your custom token. 

4. From the Priority list, choose Normal, Low, or High. 

5. Click Add, and then choose OK. 


To view your tokens in the code:

1. on the View menu, choose Show Tasks

2. choose Comment

3. You should see the task list appear in the VB IDE.