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Procedural Programming
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    • Functions
      • And
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      • Equal
      • For
      • If
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GUIDE
  • Functions
    • And
    • AppendTo
    • ApplyTo
    • Block
    • Catch
    • CompoundExpression
    • Do
    • Equal
    • For
    • If
    • Import
    • Input
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    • Module
    • Nest
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    • With
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  • Tech Notes
    • Functions as Procedures
    • Special Forms of Assignment
    • Conditionals
    • Loops and Control Structures
    • Modules and Local Variables
    • Blocks Compared with Modules
    • Functions
      • And
      • AppendTo
      • ApplyTo
      • Block
      • Catch
      • CompoundExpression
      • Do
      • Equal
      • For
      • If
      • Import
      • Input
      • Less
      • Module
      • Nest
      • OpenRead
      • Pause
      • Print
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      • Until
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      • With
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      • Blocks Compared with Modules

Procedural Programming

The Wolfram Language stands out from traditional computer languages in supporting many programming paradigms. Procedural programming is the only paradigm available in languages like C and Java, as well as most scripting languages. The Wolfram Language supports all standard procedural programming constructs, but often extends them through integration into its more general symbolic programming environment.

x=value (Set) — set the value for a variable

expr;expr;expr (CompoundExpression) — execute expressions in sequence

Assignments »

=  ▪  +=  ▪  ++  ▪  *=  ▪  AppendTo  ▪  ApplyTo  ▪  ...

Loops »

Do  ▪  While  ▪  Until  ▪  For  ▪  Table  ▪  Nest  ▪  ...

Conditionals »

If  ▪  Which  ▪  Switch  ▪  And(&&)  ▪  Equal(==)  ▪  Less(<)  ▪  ...

Flow Control »

Return  ▪  Throw  ▪  Catch  ▪  TimeConstrained  ▪  ...

Scoping Constructs »

Module  ▪  With  ▪  Block  ▪  ...

Input, Output, Etc. »

Print  ▪  Input  ▪  Pause  ▪  Import  ▪  OpenRead  ▪  ...

Related Tech Notes

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  • Special Forms of Assignment
  • ▪
  • Conditionals
  • ▪
  • Loops and Control Structures
  • ▪
  • Modules and Local Variables
  • ▪
  • Blocks Compared with Modules

Related Guides

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  • File Operations
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  • Evaluation Control
  • ▪
  • Functional Programming
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