Comments in C Programming

This PPT is for the beginners of c programming. It explains Single Line and MUlti Line Comments,

1. COMMENTS
N.V.RAJA SEKHAR REDDY
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2. Comments in C
Generally every programming language have
comments to maintain proper explanation
about the code.
It is always a good idea to write comments for
the code to understand the logic behind the
statements.
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3. Types of Comments
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C language has two types of comments
1. Single Line Comments
//write here
2. Multi Line Comments
/*write here*/

4. Single Line Comments
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Single line comments specially used for statement wise
explanation about the code.
Ex:
#include<stdio.h> // Standard I/O header file
int main() // C program starts from here
{
//code goes here
}

5. Multiline Comments
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Multi line comments are used for documentation at the beginning of the
code or where we need to place lengthy text that spans to multiple lines in
the program.
/* Comments in C Programming Language
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#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
/*
Multiple Lines of
code goes here
*/
}

6. Note:
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Comments with in comments
(Nested Comments) causes error.

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