#Region directive

Collapses and hides sections of code in Visual Basic files.

Syntax

#Region string_literal
' 0 or more statements
#End Region

Parts

Term Definition
#Region Required. Specify the start of a region.
string_literal Required. String (enclosed between double quotes) that acts as the title of a region when it is collapsed. Regions are collapsed by default.
#End Region Required. Terminates the #Region block.

Remarks

Use the #Region directive to specify a block of code to expand or collapse when using the outlining feature of Visual Studio IDE. You can place, or nest, regions within other regions to group similar regions together.

Example

This example uses the #Region directive.

#Region "MathFunctions"
    ' Insert code for the Math functions here.
#End Region

See also