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why do we need the token ;?

I do not know why we need the token ; in C/C++ and Java to compile you're code, btw I do not like the token ;, also It's annoying to type.

11th Oct 2018, 11:16 PM
Potato Hacker
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When you toss all whitespace (spaces, tabs, and end of lines), you need to have something to tell you the current statement is complete and not 20 blank lines in the future. This: int x=3;x++;int y=x*20; is identical to: int x = 3 ; x ++ ; int y = x * 20 ;
12th Oct 2018, 2:09 AM
John Wells
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