Doc #65347 [Opn->Nab]: Comments should be nestable

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65347&edit=1 ID: 65347 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported by: TorrAB at Yahoo dot com Summary: Comments should be nestable -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: *General Issues Operating System: WindowsXP PHP Version: 5.4.17 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Seriously? Its documented on the page he linked to. "'C' style comments end at the first */ encountered. Make sure you don't nest 'C' style comments. It is easy to make this mistake if you are trying to comment out a large block of code." Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-26 22:43:07] yohgaki@php.net You may escape comment strings as follows. <?php /* aa \/* bb *\/ cc*/ echo 9999; ?> It would be easy job for smart editors. However, it seems this is not documented. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-26 18:53:11] TorrAB at Yahoo dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/language.basic-syntax.comments --- Comments should be nestable: /*some code being bypassed /*comment: watch out for 0.*/more code bypassed*/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65347&edit=1