What Are Statements?

All JavaScript that is written, whether it be a single line or a monster mini-program, consists of a sequence of statements. You've already seen such statements. The following alert box being generated is a result of a statement:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Cloaking device on!
alert("This is a statement!");
// Cloaking device off -->
</script>

So is this:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Cloaking device on!
var ournames = "Adrian and Kathie";
// Cloaking device off -->
</script>

And here are several more statements:

 <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- Cloaking device on! var ournames = "Adrian and Kathie", ans; alert("Welcome from " + ournames); ans = prompt("Do you like JavaScript?", "Yes or No"); alert(ans); ...

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