What marks the end of a multiline comment?

The end of a multiline comment in many programming languages, including C, C++, and Java, is marked by the combination of an asterisk followed by a forward slash (*/). This syntax is part of a comment block that allows you to include multiple lines of comments without needing to prepend each line with comment syntax.

In a multiline comment, the opening sequence is defined by a forward slash and asterisk (/), which tells the compiler to ignore the text that follows until it encounters the closure sequence (/). This makes multiline comments very useful for providing detailed explanations, disabling chunks of code during testing, or adding additional context to a block of code.

Other options, such as a period or the two slashes (//), do not signify the end of a multiline comment. A period is not associated with comment syntax, while two slashes are used to denote a single-line comment, which ends at the end of that line. Similarly, the hash symbol (#) indicates comments in languages like Python but does not relate to the multiline comment syntax used in C-like languages. Hence, the correct sequence for ending multiline comments is indeed the asterisk followed by a forward slash.