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Rasmuss
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Posted - Apr 02 2008 : 05:26:53 AM

We have a file where the method list does not list all methods. I have investigated and distilled a test case for you here to show the problem.

The following piece of code will only make Test::Test1() show in the method list. All methods after this will not be shown.


bool Test::Test1()
{
	bool bTest = true;
#if 0
	int iTest = 0;
	for(iTest = 0; iTest < 10; iTest++) {
		bTest = true;
#endif
//	}

	return bTest;
}

void Test::Test2()
{
}

The offending code is the for loop, and if it is commented out Test::Test2() will show up in the method list:


bool Test::Test1()
{
	bool bTest = true;
#if 0
	int iTest = 0;
//	for(iTest = 0; iTest < 10; iTest++) {
		bTest = true;
#endif
//	}

	return bTest;
}

void Test::Test2()
{
}

Also if the ending braces are surrounded by an #if 0 instead, the Test::Test2() function will also show up in the method list:


bool Test::Test1()
{
	bool bTest = true;
#if 0
	int iTest = 0;
	for(iTest = 0; iTest < 10; iTest++) {
		bTest = true;
#endif
#if 0
	}
#endif

	return bTest;
}

void Test::Test2()
{
}

I hope this is a bug that can be fixed, since the method list is my primary way of navigating large files.

Regards,
Rasmus Sigsgaard

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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
19020 Posts

Posted - Apr 02 2008 : 6:49:15 PM

I am seeing the same effect here. Thank you for the clear description.

case=3498

The #if 0 mixed with // is actually confusing the problem. The problem is the unmatched curly brackets inside the function. You can simplify the code down to:

static void listedFunction1()
{
#if 0
	{
		{
#endif
}

static void invisibleFunction1()		{ }

which is what you have, since when you commented out the closing bracket. For now I would suggest selecting code and using * or / to comment out the code, so that you have commented out both the opening and closing brackets.

zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness

Rasmuss
Senior Member

33 Posts

Posted - Apr 03 2008 : 03:30:53 AM

Thank you. I have made a temporary fix to the largest "broken" files I use the most, but since we have a lot of people working on the same code I'm hoping that VAX will be able to handle this kind of situation.

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