remove comment

public class RemoveComments {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String str = "e//b/*c*/d\nefee";
		System.out.print(removeComments(str));
	}

	static String removeComments(String prgm) {
		int n = prgm.length();
		StringBuilder res = new StringBuilder();

		// Flags to indicate that single line and multpile line comments. From
		// have started or not.
		boolean s_cmt = false;
		boolean m_cmt = false;

		// Traverse the given program
		for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
			// If single line comment flag is on, then check for end of it
			if (s_cmt == true && prgm.charAt(i) == '\n')
				s_cmt = false;

			// If multiple line comment is on, then check for end of it.
			else if (m_cmt == true && prgm.charAt(i) == '*' && prgm.charAt(i + 1) == '/') {
				m_cmt = false;
				i++;
			}
			// If this character is in a comment, ignore it
			else if (s_cmt || m_cmt) {
				continue;
			}

			// Check for beginning of comments and set the approproate flags
			else if (prgm.charAt(i) == '/' && prgm.charAt(i + 1) == '/') {
				s_cmt = true;
				i++;
			} else if (prgm.charAt(i) == '/' && prgm.charAt(i + 1) == '*') {
				m_cmt = true;
				i++;
			}
			// If current character is a non-comment character, append it to res
			else
				res.append(prgm.charAt(i));
		}
		return res.toString();
	}
}