Editing FreeBASIC (section)

===Syntax===
Initially, FreeBASIC emulated Microsoft QuickBASIC syntax as closely as possible. Beyond that, the language has continued its evolution. As a result, FreeBASIC combines several language dialects for maximum level of compatibility with QuickBASIC and full access to modern features.<ref>{{cite web|title=freeBASIC dialects|url=http://www.execulink.com/~coder/freebasic/compare.html|work=coderJeff's home page|access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref>  New features include support for concepts such as [[object (computer science)|object]]s, [[operator overloading]], [[function overloading]], [[namespace]]s and others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Differences from QB|url=http://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=LangQB|work=freeBASIC.net documentation|access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref>

[[Newline]] characters indicate the termination of programming statements. A programming statement can be distributed on multiple consecutive lines by using the underscore ''line continuation char'' (_), whereas multiple statements may be written on a single line by separating each statement with a [[colon (punctuation)|colon]] (:).

Block [[comment (computer programming)|comments]], as well as end-of-line remarks are supported.  Full line comments are made with an [[apostrophe]] <code>'</code>, while blocks of commented code begin with <code>/'</code> and end with <code>'/</code>.

FreeBASIC is not case-sensitive.