Comment (computer programming)
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codeLine(* comment level 1(*comment level 2*)*)
Pascal, Delphi
In Pascal and Delphi, a block comment is delimited by { and }, and as an alternative for computers that do not support these characters, (* and *) are also supported. A line comment is delimited by \\.cite-ref-55[55] In Niklaus Wirth's more modern family of languages (including Modula-2 and Oberon), comments are delimited by (* and *).cite-ref-56[56]cite-ref-57[57] Comments can be nested. For example:
(* test diagonals *)
columnDifference := testColumn - column;
if (row + columnDifference = testRow) or
.......
PHP
Comments in PHP can be either curly brace style (both line and block), or line delimited with #l. Blocks cannot be nested. Starting in PHP 8, a # only means comment if it's not immediately followed by [. Otherwise, it delimits an attribute, which continues till the next ]. For example:
/**
* This class contains a sample documentation.
* @author Unknown
*/
#[Attribute]
class MyAttribute {
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