Sun Certification Training Guide (310-025, 310-027): Java™ 2 Programmer and Developer Exams

Java Statements

Java provides a wide range of programming statements that can be used to create structured object-oriented programs. These statements allow you to evaluate expressions, invoke methods, shape and control the flow of program execution, and throw and handle exceptions. Table 5.1 provides a summary of the programming statements that Java provides. You covered assignments in Chapter 3, “Operators and Assignments,” and declarations in Chapter 4, “Declarations and Access Control.” This chapter is limited to those statements that affect the flow of program execution.

Table 5.1. Java Statements

Statement	Description	Example
empty	Consists of just ; that performs no operation.	;
block	Characterizes a group of statements enclosed by { and } . The ...