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<example> (C# Programming Guide) 

<example>description</example>

Parameters

  • description
    A description of the code sample.

Remarks

The <example> tag lets you specify an example of how to use a method or other library member. This commonly involves using the <code> tag.

Compile with /doc to process documentation comments to a file.

Example

// compile with: /doc:DocFileName.xml 

/// text for class TestClass
public class TestClass
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The GetZero method.
    /// </summary>
    /// <example> This sample shows how to call the GetZero method.
    /// <code>
    /// class TestClass 
    /// {
    ///     static int Main() 
    ///     {
    ///         return GetZero();
    ///     }
    /// }
    /// </code>
    /// </example>
    public static int GetZero()
    {
        return 0;
    }

    /// text for Main
    static void Main()
    {
    }
}

See Also

Reference

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