Comment In Java and Types of comment in Java

Java Comment With Example

Java Comments

Java Comment is Used to hide the selected code.
Comments are used to write a detailed description of application logic to understand the logic easily.
When we write the comments the application maintenance will become easy.
Comments are non-executable code these are ignored during compilation.
Java Comment is used to provide the details or explanation of variables, methods, classes or any other statements

Types Of Comments in Java

There are 3 types of java comments.

1) Single-line Comments

2) Multi-line Comments

3)Documentation Comments

1) Single-line Comments

A single-line comment is used to write the description in a single line.

Syntax of Single-line Comments

//description

Example of a Single line comment

public class Test

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{
int x=40;//Here, xis a variable
System.out.println(x);
}
}

2) Multi-line Comments

Java Multi-line Comment is used To write the description in more than one line. Starts /* ends */

Syntax of Multi-line comment

/* satement-1

Statement-2

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Statement-n

Example of multi-line comment

public class Test

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{

/*This is an example of

Multi-line comment*/
int x=40;
System.out.println(x);
}
}

3)Documentation Comments

In Java, Documentation Comments are Used to prepare API documents.

Syntax of Documentation Comments

*statement-1

*statement-2

Example Documentation comment

/**
*project Name -Test
* Developer -abc
* Client name -QA acharya
*/
public class Test

{

public static void main(String[] args)

{

int x=40;
System.out.println(x);
}
}