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BobF
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Posted - Apr 25 2008 :  10:17:32 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
When code is eliminated with preprocessor commands such as:
#if 0
if(a>b) state=1;
#endif

Then the code in the #if will not be parsed and therefore it will not be colored. That is perfectly fine in this simple example.

The system that I work on has a lot of different confgurations defined in a header file like this:

#if (HWCFG=HW_MODEL_1)
  #define SW_MODE SW_MODE_1
  #define HW_COMPONENT1_PRESENT
#else if(HWCFG=HW_MODEL_2)
  #define SW_MODE SW_MODE_1
  #define HW_COMPONENT2_PRESENT
#endif


Then in project settings I will define a HWCFG to use, such as -
DHWCFG=HW_MODEL_1


In my code files (coding in C) I will have blocks of code like this:
#if defined(SW_MODE==SW_MODE_1)
 executeMode1Function();
#endif

The code inside the #if will not be syntax colored.
If I use #if #else #endif, the first branch seems to always be colored, regardless of what is actually defined in the project setting.

Here is a code snipet that shows what I am describing. Note that the intellisense seem to work correctly

#define HWCFG HW_MODEL_2

#if (HWCFG==HW_MODEL_1)// This should be gray
#define SW_MODE SW_MODE_1
#define HW_COMPONENT1_PRESENT
#else if(HWCFG==HW_MODEL_2) // This should be colored
#define SW_MODE SW_MODE_2
#define HW_COMPONENT2_PRESENT
#endif


void function1()
{
#if 0
  if(a>b) state=1;
#endif

}

void function2()
{
#if (SW_MODE==SW_MODE_1)
  function1();   // This should be gray
  state = 2; // state is gray because it is not declared.
#else
  function1();   // This should be colored
#endif
}

rhummer
Tomato Guru

USA
527 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2008 :  10:57:12 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This coloring is done by the IDE, and I find it to be pretty buggy at least with VS2005, not sure about VS2008

Tools Engineer - Raven Software
VS2005 SP2/VS2008 SP1 - VAX <LATEST> - Win 7 x64

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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
18939 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2008 :  1:05:16 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Try turning off:

IDE tools menu -> Options -> Text Editor -> C/C++ -> Formatting -> Colorize inactive code blocks in a different color

zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness
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BobF
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Posted - Apr 25 2008 :  1:55:33 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Feline,

That suggestion worked.

Thanks.
Bob
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feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
18939 Posts

Posted - Apr 25 2008 :  4:33:36 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Easy when you know how

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