different values for debug and release

[Guest]

Hi.
I was wondering if it was possible to give a variable different values
depending on if the code was compiled in debug or release?

i.e. if the code was compiled in debug:
string strConnection = "Server1";
if the code was compiled in release:
string strConnection = "Server2";

Thanks!

 

[Marc Gravell]

A better option might be a configuration file (app.config) or possibly
command-line arguments
Not a good answer, but:

#if DEBUG
string strConnection = "Server1";
#else
string strConnection = "Server2";
#endif

 

[Walter Wang [MSFT]]

Hi,

Your objective can be achieved using conditional compilation in C#:

#2.5.4 Conditional compilation directives (C#)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa691099(vs.71).aspx

#Compiling Conditionally with Trace and Debug
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa983575(VS.71).aspx

If you're using VS2005 to create your C# project, you will see following
settings in the project properties dialog (in the Build tab):

* Define DEBUG constant
* Define TRACE constant

By default, both the DEBUG and TRACE option are checked for the Debug build
configuration, and only TRACE is checked for the Release build
configuration.

Therefore, you can use following code:

#if DEBUG
string strConnection = "Server1";
#else
string strConnection = "Server2";
#endif


Also, VS2005 code editor will gray out the #else part if you're in Debug
mode.

Hope this helps.


Sincerely,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Guest]

Thank you very much...this is just what I was looking for.
Will make my code look a little ugly...but it`s a small price to pay for not
rewriting values everytime I need to compile in release