Will #if RELEASE work like #if DEBUG does in C#?

Question

In all the examples I\'ve seen of the #if compiler directive, they use \"DEBUG\". Can I use \"RELEASE\" in the same way to exclude code that I don\'t want to run when compi

Answer 1

I know this is an old question, but it might be worth mentioning that you can create your own configurations outside of DEBUG and RELEASE, such as TEST or UAT.

If then on the Build tab of the project properties page you then set the "Conditional compilation symbols" to TEST (for instance) you can then use a construct such as

#if (DEBUG || TEST )
    //Code that will not be executed in RELEASE or UAT
#endif

You can use this construct for specific reason such as different clients if you have the need, or even entire Web Methods for instance. We have also used this in the past where some commands have caused issues on specific hardware, so we have a configuration for an app when deployed to hardware X.