From: Adam Flinton 

Paul Ranson wrote:

> Why would you expect Java to have similar bodges to HTML?
>

I wouldn't.

Adam

> Paul
>
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:3f94f491$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>>Paul Ranson wrote:
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>>
>>>I think you won't find HTML in comments, you'll find scripts and other
>>>executables. And it's to do with backward compatibility. I don't see the
>>>problem. You're a Java user and advocate, you're used to a bodged
>
> language.
>
>>>Paul
>>>
>>>"Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
>>>news:3f93db4d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Not so it would seem given you can chuck code &
possibly more html into
>>>>the comments which would be parsed (because they're not
really comments
>>>>) thus could provide something for the interpreter to choke on.
>>>>
>>>>Adam
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>The only similar thing in java is JavaDoc & then you can strip all of
>>that out w/o changing the program one whit.
>>
>>Adam
>>
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