Comments In Scala

25 Jan, 2022
Comments are entities, in our code, that the interpreter/compiler ignores. We generally use them to explain the code, and also to hide code details. It means comments will not be the part of the code. It will not be executed, rather it will be used only to explain the code in detail.In other words, The scala comments are statements which are not executed by the compiler or interpreter. The comments can be used to provide explanation or information about the variable, class, method, or any statement. This can also be used to hide program code details.In Scala, there are three types of comments:  
Single – line comments.Multi – line comments.Documentation comments.
Single – line comments.
Multi – line comments.
Documentation comments.
Here we are going to explain each and every type with their syntax and example:Scala Single-Line Comments When we need only one line of a comment in Scala that is we only want to write a single line comment then we can use the characters ‘//’ preceding the comment. These character will make the line a comment. Syntax:  
//Comments here( Text in this line only is considered as comment )
Example: 
Scala
// This is a single line comment. object MainObject{    def main(args: Array[String])    {        println("Single line comment above")    }}
Output: 
Single line comment above
Scala Multiline Comments If our comment is spanning in more than one line than we can use a multiline comment. we use characters ‘/*’ and ‘*/’ around the comment. That is we write a text in between these characters and it become a comment. Syntax  
/*Comment starts
continues
continues
.
.
.
Comment ends*/
Example  
Scala
// Scala program to show multi line comments object MainObject{    def main(args: Array[String])    {        println("Multi line comments below")        }         /*Comment line 1     Comment line 2     Comment line 3*/}
Output  
Multi line comments below
Documentation Comments in Scala A documentation comment is used for quick documentation lookup. These comments are used to document the source code by the compiler. We have the following syntax for creating a documentation comment: Syntax  
/**Comment start
*
*tags are used in order to specify a parameter
*or method or heading
*HTML tags can also be used 
*such as <h1>
*
*comment ends*/
Example  
Scala
// Scala program to show Documentation comments object MainOb{    def main(args: Array[String])      {        println("Documentation comments below")        }         /**    * This is geek for geeks    * geeks coders    *    */}
Output  
Documentation comments below
For the declaration of such a comment, type the characters ‘/**’, and then type something, or we can press. So every time when we press the enter, the IDE will be put in a ‘*’. To end a comment, type ‘/’ after one of the carets(*). 
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