NOTE

General Format

NOTE text

Syntax Rules

1.	Text can be any combination of characters from the computer character set.

General Rules

1.	If the NOTE statement is the first sentence of a paragraph, it must not be followed by any text and it corresponds to an EXIT PARAGRAPH statement.

2.	If a NOTE statement appears as other than the first sentence of a paragraph, text up to the next separator period is treated as comment.

Note - this statement is supported only with the -cv compiler flag.

Examples

Having a paragraph, p1, with a note only as contents, having another paragraph, p2, with a note in the middle

procedure division. main.   perform p1   perform p2   goback.   p1.         note   display message "This message will not appear"   .   p2.   display message "Entering p2".   note This is commentary   until the next period   is found.   display message "Leaving p2"   .