Using Regions in VS Code to Organize Your Code

"Regions" allow developers to organize and collapse sections of their code.

This feature can be helpful for managing large files and improving code readability. This article will explore how to use regions in VS Code.

What are Regions?

Regions are collapsible sections of code that you can define in your source files. They allow you to group related code together and fold (collapse) it when you don't need to see the details.

Here's a little gif of it in action:

Showing collapsable sections in vs code using regions.

How to Create Regions

The syntax for creating regions varies depending on the programming language you're using. Here are some common examples:

JavaScript/TypeScript

//#region Description
// Your code here
//#endregion

HTML

<!-- #region Description -->
<!-- Your code here -->
<!-- #endregion -->

C#

#region Description
// Your code here
#endregion

Python

# region Description
# Your code here
# endregion

This is a great way to segment code and document logic blocks. But if you aren't doing it consistently, it might be something I would avoid.