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| ofpr |Game name=
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|gr1= Strings |GROUP1=
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| Define a comment.  
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Mainly used in [[SQF_syntax|SQF Syntax]], as you're able to introduce comment lines with semicolons in a [[sqs syntax|SQS script]].<br>
Mainly used in [[SQF_syntax|SQF Syntax]], as you're able to introduce comment lines with semicolons in a [[sqs syntax|SQS script]].<br>
{{Warning|This command is evaluated during execution, and as such is infinitely slower than other SQF comment methods (//comment or /*comment*/; which do not exist at runtime). See [[SQF_syntax|SQF Syntax]] for additional documentation on comments.}} |DESCRIPTION=
{{Warning|This command is evaluated during execution, and as such is infinitely slower than other SQF comment methods (//comment or /*comment*/; which do not exist at runtime). See [[SQF_syntax|SQF Syntax]] for additional documentation on comments.}} |DESCRIPTION=
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| '''comment''' commentMsg |SYNTAX=
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| [[Nothing]] |RETURNVALUE=
| [[Nothing]] |RETURNVALUE=
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|x1= script.sqs <code>[[comment]] "This is a commented line"</code> |EXAMPLE1=
|x1= script.sqs <code>[[comment]] "This is a commented line"</code> |EXAMPLE1=
|x2= function.sqf <code>[[comment]] "This is a commented line";</code> |EXAMPLE2=
|x2= function.sqf <code>[[comment]] "This is a commented line";</code> |EXAMPLE2=
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| [[Control Structures]] |SEEALSO=
| [[Control Structures]] |SEEALSO=

Revision as of 00:25, 17 January 2021

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Description

Description:
Define a comment. Mainly used in SQF Syntax, as you're able to introduce comment lines with semicolons in a SQS script.
This command is evaluated during execution, and as such is infinitely slower than other SQF comment methods (//comment or /*comment*/; which do not exist at runtime). See SQF Syntax for additional documentation on comments.
Groups:
Strings

Syntax

Syntax:
comment commentMsg
Parameters:
commentMsg: String - the comment that you'd like to write here
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
script.sqs comment "This is a commented line"
Example 2:
function.sqf comment "This is a commented line";

Additional Information

See also:
Control Structures

Notes

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Notes

Posted on September 12, 2009 - 19:50
Tom_48_97
Like ArmA, you can't use brackets to make a multi-lines comment. But, in a sqf file, you can make a comment as follow : comment " first line seconde line";

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Posted on November 4, 2016 - 16:17 (UTC)
Tofof
If a file is loaded with preprocessFile, execVM or spawn (but not loadFile), you may also define C-like comments using // ... and /*...*/.
Posted on November 4, 2016 - 20:46 (UTC)
R3vo
comment can also be used to create comments inside trigger activation fields where // or /*...*/ don't work.