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PHP PHP Basics Getting to Know PHP PHP Comments

Posted by web pad
web pad
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What is the purpose of the text "done" after the 2 backslashes

I noticed Alena puts the word "done after every 2 double slashes. Is that part of the standard way to add a comment in php?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I don't think it has any meaning other than to serve as a sample comment.

web pad
web pad
4,483 Points

Ok thank you.

Emil Pesaxov
Emil Pesaxov
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Emil Pesaxov
Emil Pesaxov
3,684 Points

The double slashes as explained in the video represent a single-line comment. The word 'done' is the content of the comment.