Check if a given string is a comment or not with an Explanation

In this tutorial, we will create a C Program to Check if a given string is a comment or not with explanation. Whether a given string or line is a comment or not we will check that with this program.

Types of comments in programs:

● Single Line Comment: Comments preceded by a Double Slash (‘//’)
● Multi-line Comment: Comments starting with (‘/*’) and ending with (‘*/’).

Code Explanation

The goal is to see if the given string is a comment. The procedure is as follows:

• Check if at the first Index(i.e. index 0) the value is ‘/’ then follow below steps else print “It is not a comment”.
• If line[0] == ‘/’:
  • If line[1] == ‘/’, then print “It is a single line comment”.
  • If line[1] == ‘*’, then traverse the string, and if any adjacent pair of ‘*’ & ‘/’ is found then print “It is a multi-line comment”.
• Otherwise, print “It is not a comment”.

Check if a Given String is a Comment or not with Explanation in C Program

The following is an example of how to put the aforesaid strategy into action:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

int main()
{
    char str[100];
    int i=2,a=0;
    printf("Enter the String: \n");
    scanf("%[^\n]s", &str);

    printf("\nOutput:\n");

    if(str[0]=='/'){
        if(str[1]=='/')
            printf("It is a Single Line comment\n");
        else if(str[1]=='*'){
            for(i=2;i<=100;i++){
                if(str[i]=='*' && str[i+1]=='/'){
                    printf("It is a Multi-Line comment\n");
                    a=1;
                    break;
                }
                else
                    continue;
            }
            if(a==0){
                printf("It is not a comment \n");
            }
        }
        else
            printf("It is not a comment\n");
    }
    else
        printf("It is not a comment\n");
}

Sample Input and Output