How to easily switch between options in code

by DaniilTutubalin

Sometimes you need two variants of your code (i.e. different constant values), one of them is commented and another is active.

Here i show how you can easily switch between them by deleting/restoring only ONE slash character

♥0 | Line 16 | Modified 2011-01-29 22:28:33 | MIT License

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ActionScript3 source code

/**
 * Copyright DaniilTutubalin ( http://wonderfl.net/user/DaniilTutubalin )
 * MIT License ( http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php )
 * Downloaded from: http://wonderfl.net/c/mznv
 */

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    public class CommentsMagic extends Sprite {
        
        
        //*   <----- delete slash to switch options
        
        // Option 1: Red vertical bar. Enabled by default
        
        private static const COLOR:int = 0xFF0000;
        private static const WIDTH:Number = 100;
        private static const HEIGHT:Number = 200; /*/
        
        // Option 2: Blue horizontal bar. Disabled by default
        
        private static const COLOR:int = 0x0000FF;
        private static const WIDTH:Number = 200;
        private static const HEIGHT:Number = 100; /**/
        
        public function CommentsMagic() {
            
            with(graphics) {
                beginFill(COLOR);
                drawRect(10,10,WIDTH, HEIGHT);
                endFill();
            }
        }
    }
}