Adding ToolTips to Functions

[JellyDonutMan]

I've been reading a few articles about adding tooltips to Functions, Methods, etc... but none really tell how it is done. Most just say it uses XML .. I think its part of .NET's Intellisense, but not sure... Any information on how to add ToolTips in VB.NET would be nice

 

[Bucky]

The C# language has special comments that use XML to describe
methods, classes, and other members. These comments are
understood by VS.NET, and they show up in IntelliSense. They are
also useful because a help file about your class can easily be
created based on these comments.

I have yet to find a way to do this in VB.NET, but I'd love to see it done.

 

[Volte]

I believe there is a special utility that you can get to do it... what it
is I don't know; I'd be interested to know, though.

 

[wyrd]

Do you guys mean this?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...dnvssamp/html/vbcs_xmlcomments.asp?frame=true

 

[Volte]

That would be the one. Thanks wyrd.

 

[Robby]

Hmmm, someone asked about this last month, where were you then?. I'm kidding.
Thanks wyrd.

 

[Jelly Donut Man]

Thanks. I'll look this over and see if I can get it to work.

 

[wyrd]

Hmmm, someone asked about this last month, where were you then?. I'm kidding.
Thanks wyrd.

Heh NP. I actually asked this very same question myself on these forums and posted the answer once I found it...

http://www.xtremedotnettalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49410

 

[Robby]

I missed that thread, and yes I hope too that the next version allows devs to add it to the code...

 

[wyrd]

Indeed. Just one more small reason as to why I've been toying with C# lately instead of VB.NET.

 

[Jelly Donut Man]

Umm... Ok, This works nicely .. but is there a way to compile it into the DLL so that its not changeable, right now where ever the dll goes the xml file goes too :-\

 

[Cywizz]

I don't think it is possible to compile the documentation xml into your dll. Note that you only need the .xml file on a developer's box, so you don't need to deploy it....

Bad that it's that available for VB though (as with c#)..... any idea if it features in vs.net 2003?

 

[Jelly Donut Man]

I sure hope so :-\

 

[Threads]

Thanks, wyrd. This is what I was looking for today.

 

[divil]

It's not going to be in VS.NET 2003, perhaps in VS.NET Yukon.