SYNTAX

Comments

block comment:
    /* [comment line, ...] */

line comment:
    // [comment line] <end of line>

DESCRIPTION

Comments are used to stored arbitrary text in the LPC program source. It is a good idea if some if this text explains the deeper intentions behind the actual LPC statements.

There are block comments and line comments

block comment:

/* [comment line, ...] */

/* test comment */

line comment:

// [comment line] <end of line>

Block comment: /* [comment line, ...] */

Block comments start with a /* and end with a */. They cannot be nested, so:

/* this /* is */ illegal */

will treat /* this /* is */ as the comment.

Line comment: //

// line comment text <end of line>

Line comments start with // and continue until the unescaped(!) end of the line (as in the new C standard).

It is not possible to next block and line comments within each other. Meaning: // within /* ... / has no special meaning, neither does ``/*`` or ``/`` have after a //.

USAGE

This should really be an egg sample:

/* Simple block comment */

/*
  Block comments can
  span several lines
*/

//Simple line comment

//Line comments can \
  span several lines, too!

//#define LONG_MACRO The unique behaviour \
  of line comments regarding the end of line \
  can be used for example to comment out a \
  large macro with just two keystrokes.