#region in axml file for xamarin.android - xamarin.android

Question

hello I am trying to make my code in the axml file more readable I have a lot of switches in my program and I want to shrink this part of the code. I read something about it and I found
<!--#region Name-->
My Code
<!--#endregion-->
But it is referred as a normal comment. Could you help me out? I am using Visual Studio 2017 in case it is important to mention.

Answer 1

# region in axml file for xamarin.android
If you want to make the .axml file more readable, you could click the indent button: Effect.
Or you could use the <include/> tag embed another layout inside the current layout to make it more readable. For example, create a titlebar.axml:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/titlebar_bg"
tools:showIn="#layout/activity_main" >
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/gafricalogo" />
</FrameLayout>
Use it in another layout file:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/app_bg"
android:gravity="center_horizontal">
<include layout="#layout/titlebar"/>
<TextView android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello"
android:padding="10dp" />
...
</LinearLayout>
Update:
I think the XAML Regions is what you are looking in your .axml file.
Update 2:
Install this plugin for your Visual Studio, close all your Visual Studio windows and reopen the VS. Then, you could the the #Region function for your
<!-- Region (Any Text You Want) -->
Your Code
<!-- EndRegion -->