How to configure VSCode to auto insert comment chars on multi line comments

Question

Is there a way to configure VSCode so that I can write multi line comments.

In Rust comments start with // or ///. If I write such a comment then it would be nice when I hit Enter that the editor auto insert /// in the beginning of the new line.

Answer 1

Update from 2020: The rust-analyzer extension now has support for comment continuation on pressing Enter, although it is not enabled by default.

As an alternative, the Auto Comment Blocks extension seems to provide this for multiple languages, Rust included.

Answer 2

There is no setting in VSCode to do this. It's a Language feature, and must be developed by the extension that gives support to the language.

I looked at two Rust extensions (Rust and Rust Code) but none of them presents this feature. You should fill an issue on your extension's repo.