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Re:Statements vs. Expressions by lmm on Thursday July 14, 2022 @06:38AM (#32094207)
Not on their own. A full if, for or while (with the conditions and body) is usally a statement, and might be an expression in some languages.
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Re:Statements vs. Expressions by FeepingCreature on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:17AM (#32106580)
The body is also not terminated by a semicolon.

`while (true) { puts("Hello World\n"); };`

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Re:Statements vs. Expressions by lmm on Friday July 15, 2022 @06:50AM (#32106806)
What you've written there does compile though, which was the original condition :).
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Re:Statements vs. Expressions by FeepingCreature on Saturday July 16, 2022 @05:06AM (#32116349)
I get the joke, but it's two statements, not one. (while and ;)
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