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PHP 8.5 Production

top-statement

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top-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: statementstatementExplore production: attributed-top-declarationattributed-top-declarationExplore production: namespace-definitionnamespace-definitionExplore production: namespace-use-declarationnamespace-use-declarationExplore production: halt-compiler-statementhalt-compiler-statement
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
top-statement =
      statement
    | attributed-top-declaration
    | namespace-definition
    | namespace-use-declaration
    | halt-compiler-statement ;

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