A syntax element that allows multiple lines of text to be used as comments, (that is, ignored by the compiler), without having to mark each and every line separately as a comment.
Questions tagged [block-comments]
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How can I comment or uncomment multiple lines in the built-in MobaXterm editor?
I would like to block-comment in MobaTextEditor.
There doesn't seem to be any info on this online in any place so I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can find documentation on this or if they know from experience.
I tried adding a keystroke for…
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Android Studio JavaDocs do not generate
I started Android studio (2.1.2) today and when trying to add block comments using /** + enter, it is not generating the entire block with params and return statement.
I'm not sure what is causing this.
I tried googling the issue. But I'm unable to…
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Block Comment Being Closed By "*/" In String
This is a quality of life question that might be awfully simple, but, I cannot seem to find an answer for it.
If you start a block comment...
/*
my code here
string url = "lorumipsum....*/...lorumipsum"; <---this "*/" is closing the comment…
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Exact specification for block comment
What is the exact specification for block comments? It seems to be true that the first and the last lines have to start exactly with =begin and =end. But besides that, there is a little unclarity. Some descriptions say =begin and =end must be the…
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Huge chunks of minified js file interpretted as block comments
I didn't see almost any support on this issue surprisingly (I'd imagine this to be a common problem) so, I'm here.
I'm working on an angularFire webapp and when downloading the minified js files for the latest versions of angular (1.5.0) and…
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How to enable folding of eclipse style block comments in Android Studio?
Is there anyway to get Android Studio to show the folding +/- icon for Eclipse style block comments, for example either,
/*
* Here is a block comment.
*/
or
/*
Here is another comment.
*/
I only get the fold/expand icons for blocks that begin…
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Check if the line contains /*
I want to check if my line contains /* or not. I know how to check if the block comment is in the start:
/* comment starts from the beginning and ends at the end */
if(line.startsWith("/*") && line.endsWith("*/")){
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how do I change the way VS comment out the lines from `//` to `/**/`
In Visual Studio, I selected the lines and click "Comment out the selected lines" in the tool bar. The VS will put // in front of all selected lines. How do I change the style so that the VS put the selected lines in between /**/?
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Is there a way to specify an XML file in block comments in Kotlin class?
I can't figure out a way to mention an XML file inside block comments in a Kotlin class. I know it is possible to tag a class or function but what about an XML file in an Android project.
Something like this where nav_graph.xml is the file to be…
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JetBrains setting for commenting block of code with indent
I have a problem with my JetBrains product which is not correctly comment block of code with Ctrl + Shift + /.
When I use this to comment my code it will add /* and */ in first column instead of my code indent so then after using reformatting my…
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auto formatting new line after inline block comment
Visual Studio autoformat places a new line after all block comments - at least the one I am using. It does so obviously only for those comments, which come first on a line.
/*mark1*/ double[] a = new /*mark2*/ double[100];
is formated to:…
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Remove Leading Space before Asterisk - Block Comment Style in IntelliJ
In using IntelliJ, I have found that it puts a space in the second and subsequent lines before the asterisk for a block comment, for example:
/***************************************************************************
* This is a code header.
*…
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Turn off the leading * in C# block comments
In the following thread...
https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/232323/asterisks-in-multi-line-comments
...person27 shows how to turn off the extra asterisk that is placed, automatically, by Visual Studio. Unfortunately, in…
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How to turn a set of lines into comments?
I know by putting ! at the beginning of a line it will turn into comment.
But how can I do that for a lot of lines?
Of course I don't want to do that by putting ! line by line.
I'm using Fortran Powerstation.
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Unable to block comment a small piece of javascript code with regex
This is the line which works perfectly fine.
'some words'.split(/,*/);
But when I do a block comment as show below, I get a syntax error.
/* 'some words'.split(/,*/); */
Couldn't find about this behaviour anywhere.
Not sure if this is a know bug…
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