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:
Example
// This is a comment
cout << "Hello World!";
This example uses a single-line comment at the end of a line of code:
Example
cout << "Hello World!"; // This is a comment
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!";
Note: Single or multi-line comments? It is up to you which you want to use. Normally, we use
//for short comments, and/* */for longer.
