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Remkeyword

Indicates comments in the source code.

Miscellaneous Keywordskeyworddocumented

Syntax

Rem comment
' Comment
/' Multi-line
comment '/

Description


A source code line beginning with Rem indicates that the line is a comment and will not be compiled.

The single quote character (') may also be used to indicate a comment and may appear after other keywords on a source line.

Multi-line comments are marked with the tokens /' and '/. All text between the two markers is considered comment text and is not compiled.

Remarks

Differences from QB


  • Rem may also appear after other keywords on a source line in FreeBASIC
  • Multiline comments are new to FreeBASIC

See also


Example


/' this is a multi line 

comment as a header of

this example '/



Rem This Is a Single Line comment



' this is a single line comment



? "Hello" : Rem comment following a statement



Dim a As Integer ' comment following a statement



? "FreeBASIC" : ' also acceptable 



Dim b As /' can comment in here also '/    Integer



#if 0

    This way of commenting Out code was

    required before version 0.16

#endif


Reference

  • Documented in KeyPgRem.html