Block Code Commenting Script

[codebox_rob]

I've written a script for commenting out multiple lines of code at a time - it detects what language you are using from the file extension, and then adds a comment symbol at the start of each selected line. If the selected lines are already commented out then they are uncommented, so it lets you toggle comments on/off as needed. Languages supported include Java, JavaScript, PHP, C-Sharp, Perl, Ruby, UNIX Shell, and VB - it can also comment out sections of an XML/HTML document.

Its a bit long to post here, but you can download it from http://codebox.no-ip.net/controller?page=misc.UeBlockComment

[mjcarman]

Does this do something that the built-in Comment Add and Comment Remove commands don't?

[codebox_rob]

Does this do something that the built-in Comment Add and Comment Remove commands don't?

Well I never knew about that feature, just found it now - thanks for the heads-up. Luckily, the answer is yes! The script copes better with commented lines that don't have the comment character/s at the very start of the line - it will remove comments even if the comment is preceded by whitespace. It also works for blocks of HTML/XML which I dont think the built-in feature does. Also, since its open-source and (I hope) fairly clearly written you can add in your own commenting code to process things differently if you want. If none of those advantages are important to you then I say just use the native feature, since its probably more robust than mine.

Rob

[maryv]

Thanks for the script! Great to see contributions for UE community benefit!