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<H3> 2.1  Comments<A NAME=MARKER2_2></A></H3>
The Java language has three styles of comments:<P>
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<I><DT>// text</I>
<DD>All characters from // to the end of the line are ignored.
<I><DT>/* text */</I>
<DD>All characters from /* to */ are ignored.
<I><DT>/** text */</I>
<DD>These comments are treated specially when they occur immediately before any declarati