The blog describes how to add comments in JavaScript. The JavaScript comments are helpful more to developers beacuse of below given points
- JavaScript Comments allows to add related information about the written code or function getting called in the program
- JavaScript Comments could be helpful in providing the program overview to help developers interpret the code logic
- JavaScript Comments are useful when developers need to try multiple approaches to build a optimal solution for the problem
- JavaScript Comments are useful to add Warnings
- JavaScript Comments are useful when multiple developers work on the same program file
JavaScript Comments Types
The JavaScript Comments can be classified into 2 types
- Single -Line Comments : The single -line comments are useful to provide the meaning for the written code to help in interpreting the logic .The single -line comments are enabled using double forward slashes (//) .
<script> var length=10; // define length var height=20; //define height var area= length * height // calcualtes area document.write(area); //prints area as 200 </script>
- Multi-Line Comments : The multi-line comments are useful when we need to provide more details , add specific guidelines to make it more readable and understandable. the multi -line comments are enabled using forward slash with asterisk then asterisk with forward slash /* Add Comments Here */
<script> /* The program define the lenght and height . Calcualtes the Area by multiplying lenght * height */ var length=10; var height=20; var area= length * height document.write(area); </script>