[R] Block comments in R?

[Uwe Ligges]

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
"}


or "use a good editor that supports commenting and uncommenting blocks".


Uwe Ligges


> Cheers,
> Wee-Jin
> 
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