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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