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Salle's avatar
Salle
Advocate I
3 years ago
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Deneb vega-lite syntax for commenting code?

Hello everyone, very new to the wonderful world of Deneb like many others.

 

I have tried to add comments to my code by using 
// comments
/* comments */

But receive error message...

 

What is the proper way to comment code in Deneb?

 

Thanks!

  • dm-p's avatar
    dm-p
    3 years ago

    Hi Salle,

    Comments aren't a supported feature of JSON, so likewise Deneb currently does not support them.

    Version 2.0 will have updated functionality to support JSONC (JSON with JavaScript style comments). Whilst v2 development is in progress and currently doesn't have a solid ETA, I have a short walkthrough of this feature available here if you want to see how it will work when it is delivered.

    Regards,

    Daniel

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  • dm-p's avatar
    dm-p
    Super User
    3 years ago

    Hi Salle,

    Comments aren't a supported feature of JSON, so likewise Deneb currently does not support them.

    Version 2.0 will have updated functionality to support JSONC (JSON with JavaScript style comments). Whilst v2 development is in progress and currently doesn't have a solid ETA, I have a short walkthrough of this feature available here if you want to see how it will work when it is delivered.

    Regards,

    Daniel

    • tgammell's avatar
      tgammell
      Regular Visitor
      2 years ago

      Thanks Daniel!  Have stumbled upon your Deneb feedback a couple of times now and appreciate your responsiveness.  While I'd love to make notes for myself in my code as I'm learning Deneb and Vega, it's so much easier knowing it's not an option yet vs spending hours trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong.  Yay internet!

    • Salle's avatar
      Salle
      Advocate I
      3 years ago

      Ha ha, really Greg? I was sure I needed glasses or something or a crash course in google search... 😄