How can I comment this particular block of PHP code?

Question

How would I go about commenting all of this code when it has breaks in the PHP sections?

If I wrap /* */ around it, it doesn't work.

Obviously I can make it work by not being lazy, but if I want to be lazy... How might you comment this whole block?

if($fields){
    ?>
        <ul>
            <?php
                foreach($fields as $field){
                    ?>
                        <li>
                            <?php
                                /* if($field['label']){
                                    echo $field['label'];
                                } */
                                print_ext($field);
                            ?>
                        </li>
                    <?php
                }
            ?>
        </ul>
    <?php
}

Do you mean comment out the HTML so that it doesn't display? — BenM
– BenM, Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 15:59
I wonder if you could use HEREDOC to assign it all to some unused variable. — WWW
– WWW, Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 16:00
He cant just comment the html because of the ?> it would still mean commenting every line as he switches back and forth between HTML and PHP — ian.shaun.thomas
– ian.shaun.thomas, Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 16:01
Comment out the HTML right before and after it (). This will hide the HTML and anything generated by the PHP. — j08691
– j08691, Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 16:01
But it will also mean running the php.. which is no good.. But thanks for the try :) — Jimmyt1988
– Jimmyt1988, Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 16:04

Rob Forrest · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07 16:00:11Z

4

You can't really but you can turn it off pretty easily.

if($fields && false){
    ?>
        <ul>
            <?php
                foreach($fields as $field){
                    ?>
                        <li>
                            <?php 
                                /*if($field['label']){
                                    echo $field['label'];
                                }*/
                                print_ext($field); 
                            ?>
                        </li>
                    <?php                                                        
                }
            ?>
        </ul>
    <?php
}

answered Aug 7, 2012 at 16:00

Rob Forrest

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:34:38Z

1

The following solution should work. You might have issues if you are wrapping the comments that exist already around if($field['label']) so I have deleted them as shown below.

<?php
/*
if($fields){
    ?>
        <ul>
            <?php
                foreach($fields as $field){
                    ?>
                        <li>
                            <?php 
                                if($field['label']){
                                    echo $field['label'];
                                }
                                print_ext($field); 
                            ?>
                        </li>
                    <?php                                                        
                }
            ?>
        </ul>
    <?php
} 
*/
?>

For more information look at this answer.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:34

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answered Aug 7, 2012 at 16:04

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Peter Mortensen Over a year ago

Can you elaborate on why (or if the poster has left the building, somebody else - we no longer have this information)? Nested comments are not allowed? Link to authoritative documentation that states it? Please respond by editing (changing) your answer, not here in comments (without "Edit:", "Update:", or similar - the question/answer should appear as if it was written today).

JosephM · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07 16:07:03Z

0

Put your HTML within the PHP open/close tags and then the /* */ will work fine.

answered Aug 7, 2012 at 16:07

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greg0ire · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-07 21:49:37Z

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Not really commenting, but you can disable this block like this (almost no matter its content):

<?php $bar = <<<'EOD'
if($fields && false){
  ?>
    <ul>
    <?php
    foreach($fields as $field){
      ?>
        <li>
        <?php
        /*if($field['label']){
          echo $field['label'];
          }*/
        print_ext($field);
      ?>
        </li>
        <?php
    }
  ?>
    </ul>
    <?php
}
EOD;

edited Aug 7, 2012 at 21:49

answered Aug 7, 2012 at 16:05

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WWW Over a year ago

Doesn't your EOD; have to go on its own line?

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