Visual Studio 2019 C++ multiline comments

Question

When a line is partially selected, this results in /**/ C-style comment:

#include /*<assert.h>*/
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <node.h>

When one or several lines is partially selected, this results in // C++-style comment:

//#include <assert.h>
//#include <stdlib.h>
#include <node.h>

All VS2019 comment options have this behaviour: Toggle Line Comment (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+/), Toggle Block Comment (Ctrl+Shift+/), Comment Selection (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C).

Do these options behave differently in other languages?

I'm aware of C++-style comment drawbacks but would like to be able to use them for multiline comments where needed:

/*
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
*/
#include <node.h>

Is it possible to configure Visual Studio 2019 this way?

There are other similar questions but they refer to older VS versions and answers seem to be outdated.

Answer 1

As far as I'm concerned, you should select the whole line (i.e. from the very first character of the line) in order to use c++ comments for multiple lines.

If there are comments among the selected lines, Ctrl+K,Ctrl+C will generate C++ style comments even if the selection does not start from the beginning of the lines.

For example:Select the content as shown:

And then Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C

If you select the whole line including spaces:

And then Ctrl+K, Ctrl+C，you will get C++-style comment for multiline comments