freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-libraries/bootstrap/use-comments-to-clarify-code.md

---
id: bad87fee1348bd9aec908857
title: Use Comments to Clarify Code
challengeType: 0
forumTopicId: 18347
dashedName: use-comments-to-clarify-code
---

# --description--

When we start using jQuery, we will modify HTML elements without needing to actually change them in HTML.

Let's make sure that everyone knows they shouldn't actually modify any of this code directly.

Remember that you can start a comment with `<!--` and end a comment with `-->`

Add a comment at the top of your HTML that says `Code below this line should not be changed`

# --hints--

You should start a comment with `<!--` at the top of your HTML.

```js
assert(code.match(/^\s*<!--/));
```

Your comment should have the text `Code below this line should not be changed`.

```js
assert(code.match(/<!--(?!(>|->|.*-->.*this line))\s*.*this line.*\s*-->/gi));
```

You should close your comment with `-->`.

```js
assert(code.match(/-->.*\n+.+/g));
```

You should have the same number of comment openers and closers.

```js
assert(code.match(/<!--/g).length === code.match(/-->/g).length);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```html
<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```

# --solutions--

```html
<!-- Code below this line should not be changed -->
<div class="container-fluid">
  <h3 class="text-primary text-center">jQuery Playground</h3>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#left-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="left-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target1">#target1</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target2">#target2</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target3">#target3</button>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-6">
      <h4>#right-well</h4>
      <div class="well" id="right-well">
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target4">#target4</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target5">#target5</button>
        <button class="btn btn-default target" id="target6">#target6</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
```