Comments
As you’re writing code or reading the code examples, you will encounter the comment symbols // or starting with a \* and ending with a */. These symbols tell the Encore RPG compiler to ignore the text following it, or comment. Comments are brief explanatory notes added to the code for the benefit of those reading it.
Encore RPG recognizes two types of comments:
- Line comments start with
//and continue to the end of the line. - Multiline comments start with a
/*and end with*/.
Comments can appear anywhere in the source file:
- As stand alone in a line or block of lines
// This subroutine computes the income taxes
// and finds the net salary
/* This class represents a sales record and has the
functionality associated with the sale, like computing
totals and sales tax */
- In the same line with code
DclFld Name Type(*char) Len(30) // Name of the starship
BegSr Liftoff /* Shoot the rocket!*/ Access(*Public)
Sometimes it is very convenient to comment blocks of lines, e.g. when debugging. For this, you can use Visual Studio’s Comment selection and Uncomment selection menu options.