c# - Do xml comments persist in release mode? -

on 1 hand msdn says:

the xml doc comments not metadata; not included in compiled assembly ...

but on other hand, intellisense shows them in visual studio .net classes etc. (e.g. if hover on int32.)

to avoid misunderstandings: i'm referring these:

/// <summary> /// these comments. /// </summary> void example() {     //not these. } 

the xml documentation files separate dlls assembly. utf8 xml files. if happen in same folder dll document, visual studio pick them up.

when compile, build process copy xml files build output folder automatically, if exist.

none of contents of xml documentation ever gets put inside dll.

if @ framework dll files (for example in "c:\program files (x86)\reference assemblies\microsoft\framework.netframework\v4.0") see loads of ".xml" files next them.