Question

Are there any options (third-party or otherwise) to improve code folding within the Source Editor for HTML/ASP.Net?

The #region directive makes it easier to create your own sections, but it doesn’t work in the Source Editor. Ideally I’d like to fold away larger areas of code than between the server-side code blocks. But below shows what happens…

<% // Search Results Section            <-- Just want folding here

   foreach (int item in list) { %>  <-- but it is here also
       Number : <% =item %>
   <% }        

   //etc...
%>

Code folding falls between <% and %> which isn’t really where I want it. I’m trying to get sections of code.

Answer 1

I’m guessing by your example you are looking for some sort of ASP.Net Markup code folding solution. VS 2008 Pro (unsure as to your version) will allow you to “Collapse Tags” via context menu (right-click) on a server tag or highlighted section of mark up.