Name

; (semicolon)

Description

A statement terminator which separates elements of the program. A statement is a complete instruction to the computer and the semicolon is used to separate instructions (this is similar to the period "." in written English). Semicolons are also used to separate the different elements of a for structure.

Examples

  • int a;       // Declaration statement
    a = 30;      // Assignment statement
    println(i);  // Function statement
    

Syntax

  • statement;

Parameters

  • statementa single statement to execute

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