Why terminate do-while with a semi colon?

Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Date	2015-11-13 00:30 -0800
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Subject	Why terminate do-while with a semi colon?
From	RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au>

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ECMA-262[1] defines a do-while loop as:

  IterationStatement : do Statement while ( Expression ) ;

I can't find a case where the terminal semicolon is required. Can someone suggest one (or more)?


1. http://ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/index.html#sec-do-while-statement

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RobG

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Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2015-11-13 00:30 -0800
  Re: Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-11-13 10:43 +0100
    Re: Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-11-15 15:12 +0000
  Re: Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2015-11-13 10:19 -0800
    Re: Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? RobG <rgqld@iinet.net.au> - 2015-11-14 03:28 -0800
      Re: Why terminate do-while with a semi colon? "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2015-11-14 16:17 +0100

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