On 5 Oct 2006, at 10:05, Uwe Ligges wrote:

>
>
> Wee-Jin Goh wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> Is there any way to perform a block comment in R? In C++, anything in
>> between a /* and */ is considered a comment, and it allows
>> programmers to comment out chunks of code for testing and debugging.
>> Is there such a feature in R?
>
>
> This has frequently been asked on the list. Try to google for it. You
> will find answers like
>
> if(FALSE){"
>    code block
>    commented
> "}
>
>


That method doesn't work for me:

if(FALSE){"

if(1<2)
 print("1<2")
else
 print("1>2")

"}


returns an error. How would I comment out that block of (incorrect)
code?







> or "use a good editor that supports commenting and uncommenting
> blocks".
>
>
> Uwe Ligges
>
>

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