Which C# XML documentation comment tag is used for 'true', 'false' and 'null'?

Which C# XML documentation comment tag is used for the literals true, false and null?

In Microsoft's own documentation, these literals appear in bold text. For example, the documentation for the property ArrayList.IsFixedSize appears as:

true if the ArrayList has a fixed size; otherwise, false. The default is false.

None of Microsoft's Recommended Tags seem to apply to this situation. The best fit appears to be <c>, however <c>true</c> appears as true when the documentation is rendered by Doxygen.

However, using <b>true</b> with Doxygen yielded bold text as I surmised that it might. But that leaves me wondering about the portability of using standard HTML tags with other documentation generation tools such as Sandcastle and GhostDoc.

Solution 1:

You should use the <see langword="true"/> entry so that it works right for whatever language is being used.

Solution 2:

Per GhostDoc's behavior, <c>true</c> is the correct answer. I've voted up saravanan's comment now that I've been able to confirm it.