Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!vsi!friedl From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: defining a comment? Summary: Here is how to do it Keywords: preprocessor,comments Message-ID: <844@vsi.UUCP> Date: 19 Sep 88 02:07:15 GMT References: <5438@techunix.BITNET> Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA Lines: 20 In article <5438@techunix.BITNET>, benny@techunix.BITNET (Benny Pinkas) writes: > > Can I use the Preprocessor to define a comment? I mean something like: > I'm surprised nobody posted this. Benny didn't ask about a portable solution :-), so try this: # define STARTCOM //**/* # define ENDCOM */**// This is specifically disallowed by the dpANS, it is not available everywhere, and it is definitely not something to use for any reason other than curiosity. This is intended as a curiosity only. Steve -- Steve Friedl V-Systems, Inc. +1 714 545 6442 3B2-kind-of-guy friedl@vsi.com {backbones}!vsi.com!friedl attmail!vsi!friedl ------------Nancy Reagan on conductance: "Just say mho"------------