Question

Is it possible to assign a value to a class variable from inside a #IF DEBUG conditional?

I want to conditionally execute some code from inside my main form load if I am running in DEBUG mode. I thought I could do something like:

Public Class Form1
    public DEB as Integer

    #if DEBUG then
        DEB = 1
    #else
        DEB = 0
    #end if

    Private Sub Form1_Load(....)
        if DEB=1 Then
            <do something>
        else
            <do something else>
        end if
    ....

However, it seems like you can’t assign a value to a variable. I’m obviously not understanding the scoping correctly. I can’t seem to put the #if DEBUG inside the Load sub routine. How do I do this?

Answer 1

Why not just test the compilation constant directly? You are not gaining anything by testing an actual variable.

Public Class Form1

Private Sub Form1_Load(....)

#if DEBUG then
    <do something>
#else 
    <do something else>
#end if

End Sub

End Class