php-grammarAn open source EBNF grammar for PHP.

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PHP 8.5 Production

compound-statement

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compound-statement 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-statement-listinner-statement-list"}"
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
compound-statement =
    "{" , inner-statement-list , "}" ;

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inner-statement-list
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closure-expressiontry-statementcatch-clausefinally-clausefunction-declarationproperty-hook-bodymethod-bodysimple-statement

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php-grammar is an open source project documenting PHP syntax in a consistent, tool-independent format. The EBNF describes syntax; the accompanying specification defines lexical rules and contextual constraints.

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