imenu-generic-skip-comments-and-strings

imenu-generic-skip-comments-and-strings is a variable defined in `imenu.el'.
Its value is

t

Documentation:
When non-nil, ignore text inside comments and strings.
Only affects `imenu--generic-function'.

You can customize this variable.

This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in version 24.4 of Emacs.