In addition to conditionally compiling code based on the DEBUG symbol, you can define your own new symbols and then use the #if directive to indicate that a block of code should only be compiled when that symbol is defined.
For example, let’s assume that you want to easily be able to include/exclude code that does some logging, but you don’t want to necessarily do this in only the Debug configuration.
Select the build configuration in which you want the symbol defined:
Right-click on the project and select Properties. In the project properties window, click on the Build tab.
Now you can add your own symbol in the “Conditional compilation symbols” textbox:
Finally, use the #if directive to identify code that should only be built when the LOGGING symbol is present.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | static void Main(string[] args) {#if LOGGING DoSomeLogging(); // Only do this in Debug build#endif uint x = 0x1234; x &= 0x0020; } |