C Programming #17: Comments

Sometimes in C code programmer want to keep notes besides the code. C provides comments which help the programmer to do the same. Content of C comment is totally removed when compilation happens.

There are two type of comments.

1. Multi line
2. Single line

Multi line comment

Anything between /* and */ is a forms a multi line comment.

For Example

/* This is a comment */

/* This is multi
   line comment */

Single line comment

Anything between // till the end of line is considered as single comment.

For Example

// This is a single line comment

Real examples will be given starting from the next article. Comments are essential documentation which should convey the rationale of the code.

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