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block comment, %{ %}

Block comments

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Syntax

%{
%}

Description

%{ and %} enclose a block of comments that extend beyond one line.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Add a block comment to a program using the %{ and %} symbols. With the exception of white-space characters, the %{ and %} symbols must appear alone on the lines that immediately precede and follow the block of comment text.

%{
Block comments are useful for giving longer explanations of code logic and
reasoning, instead of using a % symbol at the beginning of each line.
%}

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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