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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner |
| Date | 2015-11-12 22:13 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lny4e2o28v.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
| References | <n230ii$pmi$1@news.albasani.net> <statement-20151113012537@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <n23pg8$mrg$1@news.albasani.net> |
Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> writes:
> On 11/12/2015 4:25 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>> Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> writes:
>>> extern int x; // This entire statement is not necessary to
>>
>> It's not a statement, it's a declaration (a block-item).
>>
>>> omit the 'extern int x' statement completely,
>>
>> »extern int ׫ is not a statement.
>>
>
> Couldn't it be considered both? In other words can't the term
> 'statement' be considered a superset that includes smaller subsets such
> as declarations?
It *could* be, but it isn't.
The C standard defines what a "declaration" is, and what a "statement"
is, and they're disjoint sets. There's no fundamental reason for that,
it's just the way the standard defines the terms.
(In C++, a declaration is considered a kind of statement. That may have
been influenced by the fact that C++ permitted mixed declarations and
statements before C did; C added that feature in C99, but didn't change
the meanings of "statement" and "declaration".)
--
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A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-12 13:32 -0800
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Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-12 18:47 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-12 22:19 -0500
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-12 22:05 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-13 07:10 +0000
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-13 08:33 -0500
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-11-13 12:24 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-14 11:58 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-11-14 15:27 -0500
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-12 14:00 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-11-12 23:55 +0000
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-12 17:11 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-12 20:39 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-12 20:38 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-11-12 22:13 -0800
Re: A question on variable scope, coming from a relative beginner Jon Rossen <jonr17@comcast.net> - 2015-11-15 21:17 -0800
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