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A developer might even want to comment out an entire method. This is where Java block comments, or multi-line comments, come in handy. Using a slash star (/*), star slash (*/) syntax, a block comment in Java can span multiple lines, and include both code and text.

You can comment out one or more lines of code in any C/C++ editor view. The leading characters // are added to the beginning of each line when commenting one or more lines of code. You can also block comment multiple lines of code using the characters /* */ .

Multiline comments start with a forward slash followed by an asterisk (/*) and end with an asterisk followed by a forward slash (*/).

In swift, you can add single-line comments using // as a prefix. You can add a Single line comment, over the function, inside the function, and End of the line after the code also.

Cmd + Shift + 7 will comment the selected lines. There is a symbol before help menu on xcode which has Edit user script. On Un/Comment Selection under comments section change my $cCmt = "//"; to my $cCmt = "#"; or whatever your IDE works with.

Comments in Swift are very similar to comments in C. Single-line comments begin with two forward-slashes ( // ): // This is a comment. Nested multiline comments enable you to comment out large blocks of code quickly and easily, even if the code already contains multiline comments.

The second is called a Block comment and refers usually refers to a paragraph of text. A block comment has a start symbol and an end symbol and everything between is ignored by the computer.

To make a block comment: On a PC: Ctrl + Shift + / On a Mac: Command + Opt + /

That's the simplest way to do it. Most IDEs have keyboard shortcuts to add or remove // at the start of every line in a selection - so you just need to select the whole file (e.g. Ctrl-A) and then press the shortcut. Visual Studio: Ctrl+K , Ctrl+C to comment; Ctrl+K , Ctrl+U to uncomment.

To make a block comment:On a PC: Ctrl + Shift + /On a Mac: Command + Opt + /