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simple-statement

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simple-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: inline-htmlinline-htmlExplore production: compound-statementcompound-statementExplore production: do-statementdo-statementExplore production: switch-statementswitch-statementExplore production: try-statementtry-statementExplore production: expression-statementexpression-statementExplore production: void-cast-statementvoid-cast-statementExplore production: echo-statementecho-statementExplore production: global-statementglobal-statementExplore production: static-statementstatic-statementExplore production: unset-statementunset-statementExplore production: return-statementreturn-statementExplore production: break-statementbreak-statementExplore production: continue-statementcontinue-statementExplore production: goto-statementgoto-statementExplore production: label-statementlabel-statementExplore production: empty-statementempty-statement
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
simple-statement =
    inline-html
    | compound-statement
    | do-statement
    | switch-statement
    | try-statement
    | expression-statement
    | void-cast-statement
    | echo-statement
    | global-statement
    | static-statement
    | unset-statement
    | return-statement
    | break-statement
    | continue-statement
    | goto-statement
    | label-statement
    | empty-statement ;

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