Statements

In programming, a statement is a piece of code that represents a single action or a sequence of actions that are executed by the computer. Statements are the basic building blocks of a program and are used to create logic, control flow, and perform operations on data.

Examples of statements in programming languages include:

  • Assignment statements: assign a value to a variable

  • Conditional statements: perform a test and execute different code based on the result

  • Looping statements: repeat a set of instructions until a certain condition is met

  • Function calls: call a function to perform a specific task

  • Input/output statements: read data from or write data to a file or other device

In summary, statements are the basic units of code in a programming language that carry out specific actions and enable a program to perform tasks and solve problems.

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