Name

#Region...#End Region Directive

Syntax

#Region "identifier_string"
' code goes here
#End Region
identifier_string

Use: Required

Data Type: String literal

The title of the code block (or region)

Description

Marks a block of code as an expandable and collapsible region or code block in the Visual Studio .NET editor

Rules at a Glance

  • Code blocks delineated with the #Region...#End Region directive are collapsed by default.

  • identifier_string serves as the title to identify the region when it is collapsed.

  • Code blocks defined by other directives (such as #If) must be entirely contained within the #Region...#End Region block.

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