Code Comments
Source code comments are slightly different in WildEdit compared to wcIDE.
Note you can quickly comment and uncomment blocks of source code in the code editor window by selecting a range of text, then right click for a popup menu with commenting options. See code editor for more info.
| Comment character identifier | Character used | Explanation |
| ' | single quote mark | Standard wcCode comment. Can be used at the begin of a line or at the end of a line. |
| // | two forward slashes | Standard C type comment. Can be used at the begin of a line or at the end of a line. |
| //! | two forward slashes, bang mark, followed by a space | WildEdit BOLD comment. Same as // but the ! make the comment line bold for easier reading and code commenting. Can be used at the begin of a line or at the end of a line. |
| //! [bm] | two forward slashes, a bang mark, follow by a space, then "[bm]" and another space | WildEdit custom bookmark comment. Use CTRL-B to insert custom bookmark comments. Can only be used at the beginning of a line. Custom bookmark comments are list in the Program Explorer window. |
| //-#@ | two forward slashes, a hyphen, pound, at sign | Special WildEdit comments. This type of comment should not be used by end users. WildEdit uses this comment type to location special Code Editor bookmarks. |
Also see Code Editor and Toolbar for information on commenting blocks of texted.