JavaScript Comments
JavaScript comments can be used to make the code more readable.
JavaScript Comments
Comments will not be executed by JavaScript.
Comments can be added to explain the JavaScript, or to make the code more readable.
Single line comments start with //.
The following example uses single line comments to explain the code:
Example
document.getElementById(“myH1″).innerHTML=”Welcome to my Homepage”;
// Write to a paragraph:
document.getElementById(“myP”).innerHTML=”This is my first paragraph.”;
JavaScript Multi-Line Comments
Multi line comments start with /* and end with */.
The following example uses a multi line comment to explain the code:
Example
The code below will write
to a heading and to a paragraph,
and will represent the start of
my homepage:
*/
document.getElementById(“myH1″).innerHTML=”Welcome to my Homepage”;
document.getElementById(“myP”).innerHTML=”This is my first paragraph.”;
Using Comments to Prevent Execution
In the following example the comment is used to prevent the execution of one of the codelines (can be suitable for debugging):
Example
document.getElementById(“myP”).innerHTML=”This is my first paragraph.”;
In the following example the comment is used to prevent the execution of a code block (can be suitable for debugging):
Example
document.getElementById(“myH1″).innerHTML=”Welcome to my Homepage”;
document.getElementById(“myP”).innerHTML=”This is my first paragraph.”;
*/
Using Comments at the End of a Line
In the following example the comment is placed at the end of a code line:
Example
var y=x+2; // declare y and assign x+2 to it
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