Visual Studio C# statement collapsing

Question

When editing really long code blocks (which should definitely be refactored anyway, but that\'s beyond the scope of this question), I often long for the ability to collapse

Answer 1

You can collapse specific blocks of text within visual studio, but you have to turn off automatic outlining.

Right click in your code window and select (Outlining | Stop Outlining)

Then, select some text, right click and select (Outlining | Hide Selection)

When you turn on automatic outlining again, your custom "Regions" will no longer collapse.