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Name

/* */ (multiline 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. Comments are used to remind yourself and to inform others about the function of your program. Multiline comments are used for large text descriptions of code or to comment out chunks of code while debugging applications. Comments are ignored by the compiler.
Syntax
/*
  comment
*/
Parameters
comment any sequence of characters
Related// (comment)
/** */ (doc comment)
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST