C++ Comments
C++ Comments
Comments can be used to explain C++ code, and to make it more readable. It can also be used to prevent execution when testing alternative code. Comments can be singled-lined or multi-lined.
Single-line Comments
Single-line comments start with two forward slashes (//
).
Any text between //
and the end of the line is ignored by the compiler (will not be executed).
This example uses a single-line comment before a line of code:
This example uses a single-line comment at the end of a line of code:
C++ Multi-line Comments
Multi-line comments start with /*
and ends with */
.
Any text between /*
and */
will be ignored by the compiler:
Example
/* The code below will print the words Hello World!
to the screen, and it is amazing */
cout << "Hello World!";
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Single or multi-line comments?
It is up to you that you want to use. Normally, we use //
for short comments, and /* */
for longer.