How to add items enclosed by < > to documentation comments

Question

I am trying to write documentation comments however I have a problem.

/// <summary>
/// Inserts an element into the System.Collections.Generic.List<T> at the specified
/// index.
/// </summary>

When I reach the <T> Visual studio thinks I am trying to add another tag. what is the correct way to add comments like that (and if I could make them click able in the generated help text that would be a extra bonus)

Answer 1

C# documentation comments are XML, so change your < and > to < and >.

What you're better off doing, though is, is using the <see> tag to insert a hyperlink. In a <see> tag, change <T> to {T}:

/// <summary>
/// Inserts an element into the <see cref="List{T}"/> at the specified
/// index.
/// </summary>

(Note that the cref attribute is syntax-checked by the compiler, unlike ordinary text.)