C Programming Language Syntax

Basic Syntax

• Each line of C code is a statement that ends with a semicolon ;
• Code is written in functions, which contain statements and expressions
• Comments start with /* and end with */

Variables

• Variables must be declared before they are used
• Declaration starts with the data type (e.g. int, char) followed by the variable name
• Multiple variables can be declared on the same line, separated by commas

Control Flow

• Conditional statements: if, else, switch
• Loops: for, while, do-while

Functions

• Functions must be declared before they are called
• A function declaration includes the return type, name, and parameters (if any)

Pointers

• Pointers are used to store memory addresses
• The * operator is used to declare a pointer variable and to access the value of the variable it points to
• & operator is used to get the address of a variable