Visual Studio 2010: How to generate documentation out of code comments? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Another well known (external) system for generating documentation is doxygen

Answer 2

1. With a project selected in Solution Explorer, on the Project menu, click Properties.
2. Click the Build tab.
3. On the Build page, select XML documentation file. By default, the file is created under the specified output path, for example, "bin\Debug\Projectname.XML".

How to: Generate XML Documentation for a Project

Answer 3

I have used Sandcastle Help File Builder along with Sandcastle. Sandcastle Help File Builder is a GUI for Sandcastle and takes away all your pain while using Sandcastle.

Answer 4

In your build properties tab, enable XML documentation and use Sandcastle to build a help/documentation file.

Answer 5

Using NDoc. The NDoc is outdated, but there is NDoc3. More alternatives

Answer 6

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