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matched-statement

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matched-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: simple-statementsimple-statementExplore production: matched-if-statementmatched-if-statementExplore production: matched-while-statementmatched-while-statementExplore production: matched-for-statementmatched-for-statementExplore production: matched-foreach-statementmatched-foreach-statementExplore production: matched-declare-statementmatched-declare-statement
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
matched-statement =
    simple-statement | matched-if-statement
    | matched-while-statement | matched-for-statement
    | matched-foreach-statement | matched-declare-statement ;

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simple-statement matched-if-statement matched-while-statement matched-for-statement matched-foreach-statement matched-declare-statement
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matched-if-statementunmatched-if-statementclosed-inner-statement-listmatched-while-statementmatched-for-statementmatched-foreach-statementmatched-declare-statement

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