Java 6 Illuminated: An Active Learning Approach, 2nd Edition

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Include a block comment

at the beginning of each

source file that identifies

the author of the program

and briefly describes the

function of the program.

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2.2 Data Types,Variables,and Constants 45

code a few comments that identify yourself as the author and briefly

describe what the program does.

The second way to include comments in your code is to precede the com-

ment with two forward slashes (//). There are no spaces between the for-

ward slashes. The compiler ignores everything from the two forward

slashes to the end of the line. In Example 2.1, the compiler ignores all of

line 8, but only the part of line 6 after the two fo