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The only other way I have seen it done is by a "/if defined(TheFollowingIsCommentedOut) and /Endif" statements. Is there another way to do it?
I don't understand why you wouldn't want to use that technique. It accomplishes the same thing as /* and */, in a very simple, efficient manner.
Sure, you could use the editor's capability to insert "//" in front of every line of code -- that's not hard to do -- but it's a pain when it comes time to re-enable the code. with IF DEFINED it can be easily enabled/disabled.
For example, do something like this: /if defined(EXPERIMENTAL_CODE) ... all of "commented out" code is here /endifAssuming that "EXPERIMENTAL_CODE" isn't defined, the code will be ignored by the compiler, and therefore won't be compiled into the program.
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If you like, you can even enable it on a per-compile basis by doing this:
CRTBNDRPG PGM(MYPROGRAM) DEFINE(EXPERIMENTAL_CODE)
You can create any "if defined" condition name that you like. I often
have programs like "/if defined(EXCLUDE_THIS_CODE)" to make it clear that
I intended to disable the code so that the next guy won't be confused
about whether to enable/disable the define condition.
Of course, it's also easy to simply delete the /IF and /ENDIF lines if you want to re-enable it permanently.
What is it about this technique that you don't like?
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