is console.writeline(""); compiled at runtime?

[Crash893]

I'm not sure if i phrased the question right or not but if i wanted to put in a bunch of console.write commmands in diffrent subs for trouble shooting at debug

would it be compiled into the runtime exe or is it something that is just for debug?

[jmcilhinney]

Yes it would. Use Debug.Write for debugging. It will not be compiled into a Release build so they can be left in your code permanently without affecting performance.

[high6]

Well Debug.Write writes to the output window, if you want something to write to the console try this.

[Conditional("DEBUG")]
        static void DebugConsoleWrite(string str)
        {
            Console.Write(str);
        }
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            DebugConsoleWrite("hi");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }

Of if you want to handle it manually from Debug.WriteLine(). You could possibly make a TraceListener. Not sure how though.

[jmcilhinney]

Debug.Write writes to the output window

So does Console.Write while debugging WinForms apps.

[high6]

Well I meant Debug.Write doesn't output to the console window which is what it sounds like what he wants.

[Crash893]

Tell me if im crazy

I am updateing a program that I inherited from someone else.

I wanted to add console.writeline(Method XXX start); and a matching end to the begining and end of each method in this program

then run it through a few times doing everything that the program does then see if any of the methods in the program are completely unused.

this sounds crazy but ive already found 4 that are completely unused. ( It looks like the orginal programer made them then made replacement or updated methods but forgot to delete the older ones)

but i don't want it to affect the app in terms of speed some im thinking of something i could do.

[SLH]

In Visual studio you can right-click on a method and 'Find all references', this could give an indication as to whether it's used (at least from within the current project).

[Crash893]

no

I can find if its refrenced


but if something is refrenced by something else that isnt used it didn't save me anything

[Kasracer]

but if something is refrenced by something else that isnt used it didn't save me anything

Then... what's the problem?