Comments in VBA

Comments in VBA

In computer programming, a comment is a kind of statement that can be used to make source code more readable and understandable.

Comments in source code having no execution effect.

Comments are ignored by compilers and interpreters.

In VBA there are two methods to use comments

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Method 1 : Comments in VBA

Any statement that starts with a Single Quote (‘) is treated as a comment.

Example

In below example, all Green lines are comments which are ignored by the computer

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Method 2 : Comments in VBA

Any statement that starts with the keyword “REM”.

Example

In below example, all Green lines are comments because all green lines start with the word “REM” which are ignored by the computer.

Comments in MS Excel VBA

Important things about Comments

  • Comments are non-executable statements in the program
  • Generally, Comments provides supplementary information about coding.
  • Any number of comments one can use in a program.
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