VS Arduino - improvement that I think is smart

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JakobRasmussen Newbies Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 28^th, 2019	improvement that I think is smart Mar 28^th, 2019 at 5:40pm	Print Post
	When you create a variable, or #define something, it would be nice if you could make a note / explanation for what you create. When you move the mouse over the name of the variable / const / define, a popup will display the text. It may already exist, but I haven't found it. Regards Jacob


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12222 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #1 - Mar 28^th, 2019 at 5:46pm	Print Post
	Hi, if you use c++ code comments then visual studio will show them as tips. For example hovering i anywhere in the code would show the tip or hint "i is the count for x" Code //i is the count for x int i = 0; This works for functions too. You can also use /* multi line comments / Code / multiple line comments doc line 2 */ void setup(){ }
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JakobRasmussen Newbies Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 28^th, 2019	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #2 - Mar 28^th, 2019 at 10:23pm	Print Post
	I don't think you understand what it means. Here is an example: Code (C++) #define Reset 2 pin mode (Reset, input); 50 lines later Digitalread (Reset); 40 lines later Digital Read (Reset); What I want is when I place the mouse on one of the 4 pieces. "Reset", then a small popup will open and display a text as I have written "example; This is reset button". Now, when I place the mouse on "Reset", a small popup appears and shows "#define Reset 2". I want my own text in popup I already use // or / * * /.
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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12222 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #3 - Mar 28^th, 2019 at 10:41pm	Print Post
	If you already use /**/ or // why didn't you show that in your example? Which IDE and version are you using?
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JakobRasmussen Newbies Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 28^th, 2019	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #4 - Mar 30^th, 2019 at 5:33pm	Print Post
	Visual Studio 2015 ver. 14.0.25431.01 Update 3 Arduino 1.8.9 I hope, this is the Information you ask for The example you have shown me is, how I want it. I have typed your example into IDE, and when I place the mouse on the xyz variable, only the text "#define xyz 2" appears in the popup, and no more.


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Tim@Visual Micro Administrator Offline Posts: 12222 Location: United Kingdom Joined: Apr 10^th, 2010	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #5 - Mar 30^th, 2019 at 6:12pm	Print Post
	This is a feature of visual studio c++. Therefore your version of vs2015 is not providing this feature. Did you try 2017 or check for updates for Vs2015. I don't recall when Microsoft released the feature.


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JakobRasmussen Newbies Offline Posts: 2 Joined: Mar 28^th, 2019	Re: improvement that I think is smart Reply #6 - Apr 1^st, 2019 at 8:28am	Print Post
	I switched to 2017, so now it works. Thanks for the help


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