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closed-inner-statement-list

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closed-inner-statement-list railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below.Explore production: inner-statementinner-statementExplore production: matched-statementmatched-statementExplore production: inner-declarationinner-declaration
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
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closed-inner-statement-list =
    { inner-statement } , ( matched-statement | inner-declaration ) ;

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