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December 11, 2017
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Inline [Partial] Comment

  • December 11, 2017
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Suppose I would like the server to ignore only a portion of a line of html. What are the symbols for that, if any? I seem to recall past use of those, but would prefer not to embark on a trial-and-error experimentation to try to recover them.

With thanks in advance,

and best holiday wishes,

jwc

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    Jack  wrote

    Right, but please see my reply to Nancy. I wondered if there was a character-set that would allow the server to ignore just a portion of a line of html, as in, for example:

         The quick brown fox jumped <<under>>over the lazy dog’s back,

    where all content between << . . . >> would be ignored.

    Is there an ‘ignore' character set, that one can use ‘inline’, in place of ‘<<' . . . '>>’ above?

    Best,

    jwc


    Either of the options I mention will work, with html comments...

    <div>
    <p>Some text goes here<!-- this is commented out--> and the rest goes here</p>
    </div>
    <!-- <div>this div is hidden</div> -->

    (which displays exactly as above for someone viewing the source) or with php comments...

    <div>

    <p>Some text goes here<?php /* this is commented out */ ?> and the rest goes here</p>

    </div>

    <?php /* <div>this div is hidden</div> */ ?>

    Which I like better, because it displays as...

    <div>
    <p>Some text goes here and the rest goes here</p>

    ...when the source is viewed. Nobody can see what code, portion of a line, block of text or notation you're using by viewing your source, php comments never make it to the viewer's browser.

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    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2017

    I typically use php comments if I'm hiding something from the browser...

    <?php /* your code here */ ?>

    On a .php page, the server will remove the entire comment from your code.

    Anyone looking at the page source sees only what the browser sees, no <!-- start header here --> or <!-- end footer --> mixed into your final html.

    JackAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 12, 2017

    Right, but please see my reply to Nancy. I wondered if there was a character-set that would allow the server to ignore just a portion of a line of html, as in, for example:

    The quick brown fox jumped <<under>>over the lazy dog’s back,

    where all content between << . . . >> would be ignored.

    Is there an ‘ignore' character set, that one can use ‘inline’, in place of ‘<<' . . . '>>’ above?

    Best,

    jwc

    BenPleysier
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 12, 2017

    Please have a look at https://html.com/tags/comment-tag/

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 11, 2017

    When you say a partial line of HTML, make sure you're not creating code errors for yourself.

    <h4>Heading 4 </h4>

    <!--html commented out code goes inside here-->

    <p>This is a sentence in a paragraph</p>

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    JackAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 12, 2017

    I take this to mean that it is not possible to comment-out a part of a line(?).

    IOW, I thought that there were alternative start/stop symbols for commenting-out a part of a line of html.

    Best,

    jwc