Multi line commentary conflicts with multi line string

[Mikk155]

For temporary disabling code sections or commenting the usage of something including */ inside the comment triple quoted strings could be used normally

I can imagine something like this

/* Some information about what "*/" does
But that was a "string" so the compiler keeps searching for the next */

Yet i am aware that this could lead to more problems than it solves so i am just leaving this as a suggestion to think about rather than a issue.

[codecat]

I can't think of a single language that lets you do something like this. Doing it with quotes also seems rather arbitrary; for example /* hello(*/) */ might be something else you'd want, at which point you're making the concept of comment blocks a bit too complex, imho.

[anjo76]

The only way this could be handled is by having a user informed keyword that ends the comment, similarly to how raw strings are done in C++, e.g.

/**mymultilinecomment* 

/* standard multi 

line comment */

string a = "/** **/";

*mymultilinecomment**/

But, agree with @codecat . This is probably overkill for a compiler. Most often I see this handled by the IDE, simply by selecting the lines you want to temporary comment out, and having a short cut to add // at the beginning of each line with a single click.

[Mikk155]

It sounds like a good-to-have feature but i agree with @codecat the moment it requires to add more complexity to the compiler i guess it's simply not worth to do. Close issue if so.