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How do I export the code documentation in C# / VisualStudio 2008?

I have always made a point of writing nice code comments for classes and methods with the C# xml syntax. I always expected to easily be able to export them later on.

Today I actually have to do so, but am having trouble finding out how. Is there something I'm missing? I want to go Menu->Build->Build Code Documentation, but there is no option to do that, there.

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Daren Thomas Avatar asked Sep 09 '08 12:09

Daren Thomas


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Actually it's in the project properties. Build tab, Output section, XML documentation file, and enter the filename. It will be built on every build of the project.

After that you can build the actual help with Sandcastle.

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Biri Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 16:11

Biri