How to comment out a block of code

Rails
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How do you comment out a block of code? I know of the # but not how to
comment out several lines with a simple step.

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On 4 Sep 2006, at 09:39, Pål Bergström wrote:

How do you comment out a block of code? I know of the # but not how to
comment out several lines with a simple step.

Use:

=begin
lines to comment
more lines
=end

Paul

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Use:

=begin
lines to comment
more lines
=end
I stand corrected :0)

Steve

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How do you comment out a block of code? I know of the # but not how to
comment out several lines with a simple step.
Lots of #s :0)

As far as i’m aware, ruby doesn’t have multi-line commenting. If you’re
using Textmate, you can comment blocks by highlighting the lines and
pressing Command+/

Steve

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Hi Pål,

How do you comment out a block of code? I know of the # but not how to
comment out several lines with a simple step.

Check out

http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ruby-doc-bundle/Manual/man-1.4/
syntax.html#comment

When I want to disable a bunch of code quick and dirty like, I just
slap an “if false” on it.