Is there a way to get VS2008 to stop warning me about unreachable code?

Question

I have a few config options in my application along the lines of

const bool ExecuteThis=true;
const bool ExecuteThat=false;

and then code that

Answer 1

The quickest way to "Just get rid of it" without modifying your code would be to use

#pragma warning disable 0162

On your Namespace, class or method where you want to supress the warning.

For example, this wont throw the warning anymore:

#pragma warning disable 0162
namespace ConsoleApplication4
{
  public class Program
  {
    public const bool something = false;

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        if (something) { Console.WriteLine(" Not something" ); }

    } 
 }

However be warn that NO METHOD inside this namespace will throw the warning again... and well.. warnings are there for a reason (what if it happened when you did NOT planned it to be unreachable?)

I guess a safer way would be to write the variables in a configuration file, and read them from there at the beginning of the program, that way you don't even need to recompile to have your different versions/releases! Just change the app file and go :D.

about the speed penalty.. yes.. making it this way would inquire in a speed penalty... compared to using const but unless you are really worried about wating 1/100 of a millisecond more.. I would go for it that way.