Description
You can use comments to document your scripts and prevent statements within a script from executing. There are two methods.
Syntax
Double-slash method
Code // Comment
Slash-and-asterisk method
/* Comment */
Usage
The following table shows how to use each method.
|
Method |
Marker |
Can use to |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Double slash |
// |
Designate all text on the line to the right of the marker as a comment |
Cannot extend to multiple lines |
|
Slash and asterisk |
/*...*/ |
Designate the text between the markers as a comment Nest comments |
|
Adding comment markers
In Script editors and the Function painter, you can use the Comment Selection button (or select Edit>Comment Selection from the menu bar) to comment out the line containing the cursor or a selected group of lines.
For information about adding comments to objects and library entries, see the the section called “Modifying comments” in Users Guide.
Examples
Double-slash method
// This entire line is a comment. // This entire line is another comment. amt = qty * cost // Rest of the line is comment. // The following statement was commented out so that it // would not execute. // SetNull(amt)
Slash-and-asterisk method
/* This is a single-line comment. */
/* This comment starts here,
continues to this line,
and finally ends here. */
A = B + C /* This comment starts here.
/* This is the start of a nested comment.
The nested comment ends here. */
The first comment ends here. */ + D + E + F