Code Block

Basic Code Block

In logical programming, we will start to see a lot of code blocks (highlighted).

The code block is between the left and right braces "{" and "}". We might also call these "curly braces", or "squiggly brackets".

if (foo) {
	prn("hello");
	prn("goodbye");
}

Minimal Code Block

If there is just one statement in the block, we optionally can remove the surrounding curly braces.

The minimal form is only valid if the block contains one statement.

if (foo)
	prn("hello");

Basic vs Minimal?

When we are new to Java, it is a good idea to only use the basic form (not minimize it).

if (foo)
	prn("hello");

if (foo) {
	prn("hello");
}