Question

I’m a Java noob. I’ve only used it for a few days and I’m still trying to figure it all out. In a program, is a line the same thing as a statement?

Answer 1

No. The Java compiler doesn’t look at lines, spacing, or other formatting issues when compiling a program. It just wants to see the ; at the end of each statement. This line would work just fine:

int i = 13; i += 23;

However, doing things like this can–and most likely will–cause readability issues with the source code. For this reason, it isn’t recommended.

It is also possible for a single statement to span multiple lines:

int i =
    13;