Lets start with a few examples.
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  main()
  {
      int Counter=0;       /* Initalise Counter */
      /* a comment */
      /*
       * Another comment
       */
      /*****************
       *
       * Final comment.
       *
       *****************/ 
  }
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A comment starts with a /* and ends with */. Comments started in this way can span multiple lines but cannot be nested. For example:
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   main()
   {
       int Count = 0;           /* Initalise 
                                 * Counter to 0 */
       /* /* Invalid comment */ */
   }
 | 
This will give a syntax error, because the last line 
contains nested comments. 
C++ offers a solution to 
comment nesting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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