Feature Request - Comments inside Application Formula/Expression

[aucforum]

Dear Product Developers,

I would like to request a simple feature to allow commenting inside Application Formula/Expression please?

For example, in basic language you can use an apostrophe ’ or in C language you can use the / Comment / combination.

I have some complex formulas and expressions in which I sometimes forget why it does certain things, so being able to comment it line by line would be very useful.

Thanks,

Colin.

[MultiTech]

Thought of a solution to this:

Create a new formula function

• NOTE("Note_String_Here")
  • Basically - the system skips over this, completely ignoring it, when inside a formula

For Example:

If(IsNotBlank([Related Internal Non Conformances]), 
	"6. Internal Non Conformance",

NOTE("Need to finalize the criteria for 5"),
	
If(IsNotBlank([Related Voided Issues]), 
	"4. Voided COR",
	
If(AND(
	IsNotBlank([Related Approvals])
	IsNotBlank([Related CORs])
), 
	"3. Submitted COR",
	
If(IsNotBlank([Related Approvals]),
	"2. Planned COR",
	
"1. Pending Approval"
))))

The system would simply skip the NOTE() and continue with evaluating the "next part" of the formula (just like it would normally).

[Joseph_Seddik]

@MultiTech Look here 😀

How to comment your code or keep old expressions w... - Google Cloud Community  

[Charly]

tres comillas,  podría ser de cada lado lo hemos probado con mi equipo en BS 

[WillVerkaik]

Inline Code Commenting: While looking at Appsheets as an enterprise solution for teams to leverage as needed, this is a big surprise/negative to not have available.  Even my experience programming on PETs in highschool in the 1970s, it was not only available but recognized as a fundamental to any environment for programming.   Leaving this out speaks to a risk IMO of the technology.  These are considered table stakes and makes me uneasy that upgrading to solve this is deemed 'tricky'. 

[aucforum]

I am wondering how this might have been progressing please?

[Akarumey]

It would be great to have a possibility to write comments in formulas!

[jaichith]

ANY PROGESS WITH THIS REQUESTED FEATURE ?

[spotlightcanada]

VSCode is open source, and clearly the editor embedded into AppScript.  Just use that as your expression editor and you can add comments at the same time! 🙂

[wabrian]

We are considering this feature for development, thank you all for highlighting its importance and usefulness

[PhilippSeidel]

+1

[mikeyhaps]

This would be amazing. +1 please.