Add build instructions for Visual Studio Code

1 files changed, 47 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa21190..baf6b11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,13 +12,56 @@ This is a C++ project that calculates the entropy change of different elements i
 
 ## How to Build
 
+### Code::Blocks
+
 1. Open the `entropy-calculator.cbp` file in Code::Blocks.
 2. Click on the "Build" button or select "Build" from the "Build" menu.
 
-## How to Run
+#### How to Run
 
 After building the project, you can run the program by clicking on the "Run" button or selecting "Run" from the "Build" menu in Code::Blocks.
 
+### Visual Studio Code
+
+1. Open the project in Visual Studio Code.
+2. Press `F5` to build the project.
+3. It will create a `task.json` file in the `.vscode` directory.
+4. Configure the `task.json` file to build the project like this one,
+
+```cpp
+{
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "cppbuild",
+            "label": "C/C++: g++ build active file",
+            "command": "/usr/bin/g++",
+            "args": [
+                "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
+                "-g",
+                "${file}",
+                "./headers/allElements.cpp", // Add this line
+                "-o",
+                "${fileDirname}/${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+        }
+    ],
+    "version": "2.0.0"
+}
+```
+
+5. Press `F5` again to build and run the project.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
@@ -28,6 +71,7 @@ Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to disc
 1. Create a new file in the `elements/` directory with the name of the element (e.g. `water.h` for water element)
 2. Define the element in the file. Declare a class with the name of the element which inherits from the `baseElement` class.
 3. Write constructor and set the values of the properties of the element.
+
 ```cpp
 // Example: water.h
 #ifndef WATER_HPP_INCLUDED
@@ -51,7 +95,9 @@ public:
 };
 #endif // WATER_HPP_INCLUDED
 ```
+
 4. Include the header file in the `allElements.cpp` file located in the `headers/` directory.
+
 ```cpp
 // include new element's header file
 #include "../elements/water.h"