Language construct
A language construct is a syntactically allowable part of a program that may be formed from one or more lexical tokens in accordance with the rules of a programming language. In simpler terms, it is the syntax/way a programming language is written.
The term "language construct" is often used as a synonym for control structure, and should not be confused with a function.[clarification needed]
Examples of language constructs
In PHP print
is a language construct. [1]
<?php
print 'Hello world';
?>
is the same as:
<?php
print('Hello world');
?>
In Java a class is written in this format:
public class MyClass {
//Code . . . . . .
}
In C++ a class is written in this format:
class MyCPlusPlusClass {
//Code . . . .
};