Statements are fragments of the C program that are executed in sequence. The body of any function is a compound statement, which, in turn is a sequence of statements and declarations:

(See also arithmetic types for the details on most

A union is a type consisting of a sequence of members whose storage overlaps (as opposed to struct, which is a type consisting of a sequence of members whose storage is allocated

Conditionally executes code. Used where code needs to be executed only if some condition is true. Syntax

A struct is a type consisting of a sequence of members whose storage is allocated in an ordered sequence (as opposed to union, which is a type consisting of a sequence of members

Every object in C exists, has a constant address, retains its

C programs create, destroy, access, and manipulate objects. An object, in C, is region of

Provides a way to choose one of several expressions at compile time, based on a type of a controlling expression. Syntax

Specifies that the function does not return to its point of invocation. Syntax

C source code may be written in any non-ASCII 7-bit character set that includes the