[2.0] Detecting if running in the IDE?

[sciguyryan]

Hi all!

Does anyone know if its possible to detect if a C# program is running from the IDE and if so can anyone explain how it can be done?

Cheers,

Ryan Jones

[jmcilhinney]

You would use preprocessor directives.

#if DEBUG
            MessageBox.Show("Debugging"); // This line will be compiled into a Debug build.
#else
            MessageBox.Show("Release"); // This line will be compiled into a Release build.
#endif

The DEBUG symbol is defined for a Debug build but by default it is not for a Release build. Note that the conditioon is not tested at run time. It is tested at compile time and only a section that evaluates to true will be compiled into the assembly. For more information see the link below.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4y6tbswk.aspx

[sciguyryan]

Ah great, that should work perfectly for what I need - thanks for the help!

Cheers,

Ryan Jones