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Name

() (parentheses)
Examples
int a;
a = (4 + 3) * 2;       // Grouping expressions
if (a > 10) {          // Containing expressions
  line(a, 0, a, 100);  // Containing a list of parameters
}
Description Grouping and containing expressions and parameters. Parentheses have multiple functions relating to functions and structures. They are used to contain a list of parameters passed to functions and control structures and they are used to group expressions to control the order of execution. Some functions have no parameters and in this case, the space between parentheses is blank.
Syntax
function()
function(p1, ..., pN)
structure(expression)
Parameters
function any function
p1, ..., pN list of parameters specific to the function
structure Control structure such as if, for, while
expressions any valid expression or group of expression
Related, (comma)
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST

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