Basic Java Language: Difference between revisions

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 <pre>/* Comment 1
 Comment 2
 Comment 3 */</pre>
-Sun recommends the above form be reserved for information intended for automatic JavaDoc documentation.
+A multiline comment that opens with two asterisks
+<pre>
+/** Like this */
+</pre>
+is called a '''javadoc comment'''. As a general rule, don't use these unless you mean to run the javadoc program on your code.
 =Compiling and Running your program=