Small Java Programs

This chapter discusses naming and coding conventions as well as reserved words in Java. When you go through this chapter, you'll get some hands-on experience with writing in Java.

16. Many Comments



Answer:
No. The compiler ignores comments when creating the bytecodes. 
 Comments are just for human readers of the source program.


Many Comments







    
        

        

        

            
                
public class Haiku
{
  public static void main ( String[] args )
  {
    System.out.println("On a withered branch" );      // Write first line of the poem
    System.out.println("A crow has just alighted:");  // Write 2nd line of the poem
    System.out.println("Nightfall in autumn.");       // Write 3rd line of the poem
  }
}

            		
        


    





Comments can be placed after a program statement to explain what it does, as here.
The // and everything after it on that line is ignored by the compiler. The program statement in the start of the line is not affected by the comment.








Question 16:
Would you ever want to write an entire paragraph of comments?