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.. _lexical-syntax:
Lexical syntax
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The QL syntax includes different kinds of keywords, identifiers, and comments.
For an overview of the lexical syntax, see "`Lexical syntax
<https://codeql.github.com/docs/ql-language-reference/ql-language-specification/#lexical-syntax>`_" in the QL language specification.
.. index:: comment, QLDoc
.. _comments:
Comments
********
All standard one-line and multiline comments are ignored by the QL
compiler and are only visible in the source code.
You can also write another kind of comment, namely **QLDoc comments**. These comments describe
QL entities and are displayed as pop-up information in QL editors.
The following example uses these three different kinds of comments:
.. code-block:: ql
/**
* A QLDoc comment that describes the class `Digit`.
*/
class Digit extends int { // A short one-line comment
Digit() {
this in [0 .. 9]
}
}
/*
A standard multiline comment, perhaps to provide
additional details, or to write a TODO comment.
*/