Feature #1: Remove Comments

Description

The first functionality we will be building will remove comments from a piece of code prior to its compilation. There are two types of comments in the C++ language, inline comments and block comments.

• Inline comment: The string // is used for an inline comment, which means that the characters to the right of // in the same line should be ignored.
• Block comment: The block comment is enclosed between the non-overlapping occurrence of /* and */. Everything inside these delimiters is ignored. Here, occurrences happen in reading order, meaning line by line from left to right. Note that the string /*/ does not yet end the block comment because the ending would be overlapping the beginning.

Note: If two comments are nested, the first effective comment takes precedence over others. In other words, if the string // occurs in a block comment, it is ignored. Similarly, if the string /* occurs in a line or block comment, it is also ignored. For example:

• // this is an inline /* comment */
• /* this is a /* // block comment */

When implementing this ...