Visual Studio ignores the code inside #if DEBUG / RELEASE scope and doesn't check for errors or autocompletes

Question

I\'ve been writing an #if DEBUG, #else, #endif fragment of code, and I noticed that Visual Studio doesn\'t let me use autocomplete to

Answer 1

At the beginning of the file define both constant:

#define DEBUG
#define RELEASE

Next, use two if condition instead of if/else.

#if DEBUG
            // autocomplete works
#endif
#if RELEASE
            // autocomplete works
#endif

Of course, you must delete/comment out these defines before compiling the project.

In my opinion, this awkward and fraught with mistakes.