Coding Faster: Getting More Productive with Microsoft® Visual Studio®

06.34 Using Hide Selection

DEFAULT	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
VISUAL BASIC 6	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
VISUAL C# 2005	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
VISUAL C++ 2	[no shortcut]
VISUAL C++ 6	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+H
VISUAL STUDIO 6	[no shortcut]
WINDOWS	Alt, E, O, H
MENU	Edit | Outlining | Hide Selection
COMMAND	Edit.HideSelection
VERSIONS	2005 (C++ Only), 2008 (C++ Only), 2010
CODE	vstipEdit0036

Let’s say you have a chunk of code such as the following:

Outlining allows you to collapse only the entire method by default (minus sign in the upper-left corner of the preceding illustration). What if you want to collapse only the if statements at the top? First, select the chunk of code you want to hide.

Note

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