REM

REM allows explanatory comments, or remarks, to be inserted in a program. REM statements extend to the end of the line and the text is ignored when the program is run.

Syntax

REM this is a comment apostrophe this is also a comment

Description

• REM may only be used where statements are allowed unlike apostrophe comments which may be included anywhere.
• REM must appear as the last, or only, statement on a line. Any following statements are included in the comment text and ignored.
• QBasic metacommands like $INCLUDE must be included in a comment using either REM or apostrophe.
• Apostrophe comments, unavailable in earlier dialects of the BASIC language, are now generally favored over REM statements for their greater flexibility.
• Comments are also useful for disabling code for program testing and debugging purposes.

Example(s)

Avoiding an END IF error.

REM This is a remark...
' This is also a remark...
IF a = 0 THEN REM this statement is executed so this is a single-line IF statement
IF a = 0 THEN ' this comment is not executed so this is a multi-line IF statement and END IF is required
END IF 

See Also

• Apostrophe
• $DYNAMIC, $STATIC, $INCLUDE