Req #65344 [Opn->Csd]: Script source commenting, add syntax which allows nesting

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65344&edit=1 ID: 65344 Updated by: ab@php.net Reported by: marshall dot sorenson at gmail dot com Summary: Script source commenting, add syntax which allows nesting -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: Any PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: ab Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The functionality you're looking for is already there, if ($cond1) { function hello() { /* version 1 */ } } else if ($cond2) { function hello() { /* version 2 */ } } else .... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-26 14:12:02] marshall dot sorenson at gmail dot com Description: ------------ It would be AMAZING if there was an additional extended comment syntax which allowed nesting and overrode C-style comments. The idea would be to only match the last comment closure per file to allow commenting out large blocks of functions which are PHPdoc'd or where a developer used C-style comments for multi-line comments. This would only be useful during development since scripts would have to be backwards compatible with older PHP versions. I have been a PHP developer for 12 years and this would help immensely when debugging code "inherited" from another developer! Even if it could only be enabled with a run time INI setting, that would be fantastic just to have it available. Perhaps even the tokens could be customized via INI setting. I am imagining something like this... /*=== foo // bar # baz /* fu */ ===*/ man /* chu */ ===*/ If there is any interest in this I would be willing to work on the patch but would need some mentoring. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65344&edit=1