The '''apostrophe''' allows explanatory comments, or remarks, to be inserted in a program.  These may be included anywhere in the source code and extend to the end of the line.  Comments are ignored when the program is run.

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:: [[apostrophe|']] this is a comment
:: [[REM]] this is also a comment


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* [[REM]] can also be used to insert comments but may only be used as the last, or only, statement on a line.
* QBasic [[metacommand]]s 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.


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COLOR 11: PRINT "Print this...." ' PRINT "Don't print this program comment!"
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{{text|Print this....|aqua}}
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* [[REM]]
* [[$DYNAMIC]], [[$STATIC]], [[$INCLUDE]]


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