5 Statements

A statement defines an action to be performed upon its execution.

This clause describes the general rules applicable to all statements. Some statements are discussed in later clauses: Procedure_call_statements and return statements are described in Clause 6, “Subprograms”. Entry_call_statements, requeue_statements, delay_statements, accept_statements, select_statements, and abort_statements are described in Clause 9, “Tasks and Synchronization”. Raise_statements are described in Clause 11, “Exceptions”, and code_statements in Clause 13, “Representation Issues”. The remaining forms of statements are presented in this clause.