Question

I need to know the usage of #if in C#…Thanks..

Answer 1

#if is a pre-processor command.

It’s most common usage (which some might say is an abuse) is to have code that only compiles in debug mode:

#if DEBUG
    Console.WriteLine("Here");
#endif

One very good use (as StingyJack points out) is to allow easy debugging of a Windows Service:

static void Main()
{
#if (!DEBUG)
    System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] ServicesToRun;
    ServicesToRun = new System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase[] { new Service1() };
    System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServicesToRun);
#else
    // Debug code: this allows the process to run as a non-service.

    // It will kick off the service start point, but never kill it.

    // Shut down the debugger to exit

    Service1 service = new Service1();
    service.<YourServicesPrimaryMethodHere>();
    // Put a breakpoint on the following line to always catch
    // your service when it has finished its work
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite);
#endif 
}

Source

This means that running release mode will start the service as expected, while running in debug mode will allow you to actually debug the code.