C++ Comments

In this C++ tutorial, you will learn how to write single line comments and multiple line comments in the C++ programs.

Comments in a C++ program are not compiled and are ignored during execution. Comments are used to increase the readability of the program.

There are two types of comments in C++ based on number of lines the comment is. They are:

Single Line C++ Comments

To write single line comments in C++ program, use double forward slash //. Anything after // in that line is considered a comment.

In the following example, we shall write a C++ program, with single line comments.

C++ Program

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#include <iostream>  
using namespace std;

int main() { 
   //this is a comment
   cout << "Hello World!"; //another comment
}

In the above program, line-5 is a comment. It started with // and then there is some text. Whole line is a comment.

In line-6, we have a statement to print to standard output. After the statement, in the same line, we have written a comment //another comment.

These are single line comments in C++.

You can also write comments that span over two or more lines.

To write multiple line comments, start your comment with /* and end with */.

Following is an example program, where we have a multiple line comment enclosed between /* and */.

C++ Program

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#include <iostream>  
using namespace std;

int main() { 
   /*
   This is a
   multiple line
   comment
   */
   cout << "Hello World!";
}

These are multiple line comments.

In this C++ Tutorial, we learned how to write single line and multiple line comments in C++ programs.