# jCL C
Updated: 10/19/2020, 10:24:56 AM
Created: 10/19/2020, 10:24:56 AM
Last Updated By: Daniel Klein
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Tags: debugging jcl
# Description
The command defines a comment. It indicates that the following text is a comment. All comments are ignored at run-time. It takes the general form:
C
or
*
Comments are useful to improve the readability of a program or help with debugging. Typically, the first few lines of a jCL program are used to describe the program, identify the programmer and record the date it was last modified.
# Note
Comments can be used within grouped commands (more than one command on a single line) but care must be taken though to ensure they will not conflict with normal command syntax.
# Example
001 PQN
002 C This program will...
003 C Created by A. Programmer, dd/mm/yy
004 C Last modified by:...
005 RI
006 RO
007 10 T C, (5, 10), "Password :",+
008 HECHO OFF
009 P
010 IP %1 \C Input password
011 HECHO ON
012 P
.
.
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Lines 2 to 4 are comment lines. Line 10 has a comment after an input command (the "" is a subvalue mark <ctrl >).
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