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

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I wrote some comments for my code. Now how can I generate a documentation or something similar with Visual Studio 2010?

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

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 The NDoc is outdated, but there is NDoc3.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

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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

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

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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.