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Name

/** */ (doc comment)

Examples
/**
   Draws two lines which divides the window 
   into four quadrants. First draws a horizontal
   line and then the vertical line 
*/ 
line(0, 50, 100, 50);
line(50, 0, 50, 100);
Description Explanatory notes embedded within the code. Doc comments (documentation comments) are used to describe and document your sketch, classes, and methods. Comments are ignored by the compiler.

Doc comments may be converted into browseable documentation using external editors and tools such as the command line javadoc, doc generators such as Doxygen, or IDEs such as Eclipse, Netbeans, or IntelliJ IDEA.
Syntax
/**
  comment
*/
Parameters
comment any sequence of characters
Related// (comment)
/* */ (multiline comment)
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST