What Does #Region Means?

[BruceCopperField]

Koda generated these codes for my first test input form. But, what does #Region means? I cannot find the description for it in Autoit's help file!

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=F:\koda_1.7.0.1\Forms\Form1.kxf
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 693, 523, 193, 125)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Input1", 144, 80, 246, 21, BitOR($ES_AUTOHSCROLL,$WS_BORDER), BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,$WS_EX_STATICEDGE))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit

    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited June 8, 2008 by BruceCopperField

[rudi]

Koda generated these codes for my first test input form. But, what does #Region means? I cannot find the description for it in Autoit's help file!

Hm. With a quick search in the help file it looks like you are right: It's not covered (?) ...

#region and #EndRegion group sections of your code. With SciTE you can use these groupings, to [-] / [+] these sections of code in logical blocks.

#Region vars and consts
Dim ...
Dim ...
...
...
...
...
#EndRegion vars and consts

#Region main code
....
#EndRegion main code

#Region functions
...
#EndRegion functions

If you click now the [-] beside the "#region vars and consts" this part of your code will be collapsed. So using region statements will make it easier to find your way in larger projects.

Regards, Rudi.

[MHz]

Hm. With a quick search in the help file it looks like you are right: It's not covered (?) ...

#region and #EndRegion group sections of your code. With SciTE you can use these groupings, to [-] / [+] these sections of code in logical blocks.

As for the question mark, you answered your own question as to refering to Scite in your next line. #region and #endregion is explained in the Scite4AutoIt3 help file as it is a directive for code folding in Scite. AutoIt does not know what #region and #endregion is so simply ignores it.

Koda also has a help file within it's own directory that maybe informative also to other topics.