region-directive.md

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#Region directive	Learn how to group related lines of code using region directives in Visual Basic.	05/14/2021	vb.Region vb.#Region	Visual Basic compiler, compiler directives #region directive region directive (#region) #Region keyword [Visual Basic]

#Region directive

Collapses and hides sections of code in Visual Basic files.

Syntax

#Region string_literal
' 0 or more statements
#End Region

Parts

Term	Definition
#Region	Required. Specify the start of a region.
string_literal	Required. String (enclosed between double quotes) that acts as the title of a region when it is collapsed. Regions are collapsed by default.
#End Region	Required. Terminates the #Region block.

Remarks

Use the #Region directive to specify a block of code to expand or collapse when using the outlining feature of Visual Studio IDE. You can place, or nest, regions within other regions to group similar regions together.

Example

This example uses the #Region directive.

[!code-vbVbVbalrConditionalComp#4]

See also

• #If...Then...#Else Directives
• Outlining
• How to: Collapse and Hide Sections of Code