Best IDE feature

OMG I just found one of the best IDE features ever! I've never seen anything like this before!

I'm learning java so I downloaded JCreator, and it has one of the best IDE features I've ever seen. It expands/hides curly braces, so you can hide bits of your code when your editing! You could be working on a 1000 line program, with say 100 functions, and just have 99 of them shrunk while the one your working on is expanded!

I'll attatch a screenshot.

Does anyone know of a C++ editor thats able to do that? Or even better, something that can add the feature to Visual C++ 6.0?

Is this the best IDE feature ever, or have you seen better?

ummm.....a bit late....

Dev-cpp 4.9.8.3 already does that....

I am not on my pc so i;m not sure about the above mentioned version n umber...

Dev C++ has collapsing tree only in the Classes tab. stovellp is talking about collapsing in the code window.

Edit: Yeah that is a sweet feature.

Hey I read Visual C++ .NET has it, is that true? Man I'd upgrade to that just for this feature!

IDE's on linux like anjuta and there are many others they also have that feature plus instead of just code it does it for many lines of comments that you can push that plus/minus sign to show or not show comments.

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Originally posted by stovellp
Hey I read Visual C++ .NET has it, is that true? Man I'd upgrade to that just for this feature!

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if u dont get your answer ill install it tomorrow night and let u know, i need to do some crap anyway.

Thanks RobR :)

The folding feature also works for multiline /**/ comments too :eek: :D

VS.NET has this feature, and much much more.

I needed a reason to install .net, i havent coded since i graduated from HS (pushing 9mos), thats BAD....

it does? .net or .net 2003? do you have to turn it on?

I'm using 2003 and I didn't have to turn it on after installing it.

ISTR CodeWarrior has had that for a while.

kwrite has it too.

What is .NET?

http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...threadid=49509

*yawn* Linux cat and DOS edit both have this feature :D

.net probably has the most features of any IDE i've ever seen........java's just trying to keep up with C++ :)

C# also has code regions, those are sweet. They expand/collapse in the IDE.

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#region The Name of the Region
    code
#end region

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VS.NET 2003 rocks.

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.net probably has the most features of any IDE i've ever seen

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I wholeheartedly agree. and a recent benchmark(listed on slashdot somewhere), holds it compiles code that is faster than GCC C(even C# is better than GCC C in many areas).

this one?
http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5602

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Originally posted by jverkoey
...java's just trying to keep up with C++ :)

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Yeah...this IDE wasn't made by the creators of Java.....

Um... DOS edit DOES NOT have that feature? Are you crazy?

What I think is the best feature in an IDE is in Visual Studio.NET 2003 - When you refer to a namespace or object, a dropdown menu appears allowing you to navigate through the long list of descendant classes and select a property - very useful for Windows programming.

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Originally posted by sean_mackrory
Um... DOS edit DOES NOT have that feature? Are you crazy?

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I don't know what he means, either.

GOD, I want VS.NET. How much did you guys get it for? I don't have any money :( .

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Originally posted by Lurker
I don't know what he means, either.

GOD, I want VS.NET. How much did you guys get it for? I don't have any money :( .

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Free. My old programming teacher gave copies to anyone who passes their AP Computer Science exam. That's right, free and legal copy of VS.NET2k3. Oh yeah.

If you go to college, most of them have MSDNAA.

the DOS edit post was apparently a lame joke.

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Originally posted by sean_mackrory
Um... DOS edit DOES NOT have that feature? Are you crazy?

What I think is the best feature in an IDE is in Visual Studio.NET 2003 - When you refer to a namespace or object, a dropdown menu appears allowing you to navigate through the long list of descendant classes and select a property - very useful for Windows programming.

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Yeah thats another awesome feature (JCreator doesn't have it though :() I can use it on VC++ 6.0 through Visual Assist (www.wholetomato.com I think).

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Originally posted by -KEN-
Free. My old programming teacher gave copies to anyone who passes their AP Computer Science exam. That's right, free and legal copy of VS.NET2k3. Oh yeah.

If you go to college, most of them have MSDNAA.

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nice. i got a copy of .net from work for free, i have to see if they have .net2k3...they get msdn subscriptions, and no one uses them. i think they stopped subscribing though :(

To buy VS.NET from microsofr will cost about $2-3k depending on the version. I've also heard about the free-copy-from-cs-majors method, but I found a good one that will sufice until I can get into one of those Microsoft conventions where they give you free copies (I had the chance a few years ago and didn't think .NET would ever get anywhere... darn...). What you do is go down to your local library, look in the computers section, and systematically check each book for a CD in the back. Free copy of VS.NET... score...