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Find "Generate XML documentation file" at the bottom of the window, and make sure it is checked. By default this setting is on. It generates an XML file using the same name and path as the assembly. The path where they will be created is listed in the "Build output path" textbox. There must be an explicit build for these files to be produced. Microsoft uses XML comments to generate documentation for all the Microsoft.

NET Framework assemblies. Many Visual Studio features use XML comments to provide a better experience for working with members. Because the Visual Basic compiler is always running in background, Visual Studio can consume XML comments as they are authored, without requiring an explicit build. The summary content from the XML comment appears in the tooltip. As the method is used, IntelliSense also displays the param content in what is called a parameter help tooltip see Figure 6.

Object Browser displays summary, param, return, remarks, typeparam, and exception comments when they exist see Figure 7. Earlier I demonstrated how to customize the Visual Studio experience for a function by adding XML comments to its definition. For members defined in referenced assemblies, however, it is not practical to follow the same process since you don't necessarily have access to the source.

Fortunately, there is a different process also involving XML comments that you can use for referenced members! There is one key difference. For members in the current solution, Visual Studio features work against an in-memory representation of the XML comments based on the source.

In that case, the XML documentation file is purely an output and doesn't even need to be generated for the Visual Studio features to work.

On the other hand, in the case of referenced assemblies, the XML documentation files are read as inputs, and do influence behavior within the coding environment. Let's look at an example. I'll create a new project and reference the assembly that I built earlier RegLib.

However, I can alter its appearance. I open RegLib. NET Framework is another example of assemblies that you reference from your projects. Consider Microsoft. There are some interesting XML elements you'll find in there. A value of 1 means that it should appear in the Common tab, 2 means it should appear in the All tab, and 3 means it should be hidden from IntelliSense completely.

This member's filterpriority is set to 1, so it will appear in Common. You could easily change the filterpriority value to 2 and save the XML file so the member appears in the All tab. Note that, before editing any. You will also need to open the files in an application that has elevated privileges. Visual Studio is a good option since it will preserve the file format. You can use the methodology described in this section to influence members in a referenced assembly, as long as you have access to its XML documentation file or you can create one if it doesn't exist.

To influence the filterpriority of a member defined in the current assembly, use the System. EditorBrowsable attribute. Another interesting element is PermissionSet. This element specifies under what conditions the member is accessible. The content of the element refers to the System. SecurityPermission type. I have been searching the web for help to make Visual Studio create an xml-file from the comments in my.

I have found a lot of articles but I haven't found any answers. Most of the articles shows how it's done when using a web application project, but I'm using a web site. Which version of Visual Studio do you have? You'll want to use a tool like Sandcastle.

I doubt the type of application is relevant. However, if you've got code in. AFAIK, the. NET website project. You can try to use third party tool, such as NDoc. You can try our VSdocman. It can generate documentation even for web sites.

I do not know. I do ASP. XML comments are inserted inline, directly in your source code. IndexOf "Sachet" , StringComparison. You can add elements that were not in the original XML skeleton. A list of common tags will appear in an IntelliSense pop-up menu as shown in above figure. Visual Studio provides a way to customize the default XML skeleton. Save the file to the appropriate location based on your windows version.

Example: In Visual Studio the file has to save in the following path. My name is kalyan, I am a software architect and builds the applications using Microsoft. NET technologies. Here I am trying to share what I feel and what I think with whoever comes along wandering to Internet home of mine. I hope that this page and its contents will speak for me and that is the reason I am not going to say anything specially about my self here.



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