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Core JavaScript Reference 1.5

> Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Comments
> This chapter describes the syntax for comments, which can appear anywhere between tokens.

> comment

> Notations by the author to explain what a script does. Comments are ignored by the interpreter.

> Implemented in | JavaScript 1.0, NES 2.0
> ECMA version | ECMA-262

> Syntax
> // comment text
> /* multiple line comment text */

> Description
> JavaScript supports Java-style comments:

> - Comments on a single line are preceded by a double-slash (//).

> - Comments that span multiple lines are preceded by a /* and followed by a */.
> Examples
> // This is a single-line comment.
> /* This is a multiple-line comment. It can be of any length, and
> you can put whatever you want here. */

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