Chapter 5. Statements

Contents

• Section 5.1 Simple Statements
• Section 5.2 Statement Scope
• Section 5.3 Conditional Statements
• Section 5.4 Iterative Statements
• Section 5.5 Jump Statements
• Section 5.6 try Blocks and Exception Handling
• Chapter Summary
• Defined Terms

Like most languages, C++ provides statements for conditional execution, loops that repeatedly execute the same body of code, and jump statements that interrupt the flow of control. This chapter looks in detail at the statements supported by C++.

Statements are executed sequentially. Except for the simplest programs, sequential execution is inadequate. Therefore, C++ also defines a set of flow-of-control statements that allow more complicated execution paths.