Is it possible to enable nested comments (/* /* */ */) in Visual C++?
I can't seem to find the switch, if there is one.
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A:
I don't think it's possible using that style of quote. The first "*/" will always "close" the quote.
ChrisF
2009-06-02 14:04:35
Note: This is true of C++ (the language), not just Visual C++ (the implementation).
Avi
2009-06-02 14:06:16
+3
A:
Nested comments are not allowed in the C++ standard. Visual C++ supports this standard.
Sorry, no nested comments.
gbrandt
2009-06-02 14:05:00
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A:
I don't believe that is possible, but if you want to "comment out" a chunk of code which itself contains comments, you could always use the preprocessor,
#ifdef NOT_REQUIRED
/**
* foo
*/
void foo()
{
}
#endif
Paul Dixon
2009-06-02 14:05:44
I frequently use "#if 0" - the code can easily be re-enabled by changing the 0 to a 1.
Graeme Perrow
2009-06-02 14:19:06