Semicolons in C++


According to the ISO C++ specifications, The lexical representation of C++ programs includes a number of preprocessing tokens which are used in the syntax of the preprocessor or are converted into tokens for operators and punctuators. The semicolon is a punctuator in C++.

A semicolon character is at the end of the following parts of a C++ grammar (not necessarily a complete list) −

  • an expression-statement
  • a do/while iteration-statement
  • the various jump-statements
  • the simple-declaration

These are all part of the C++ grammar. You can read more about these statements in the ISO C++ specification.

Updated on: 19-Jun-2020

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