Syntax Error
Computer Science: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 2.1.4
Syntax Errors
Syntax errors are some of the easier bugs to fix in a broken program.
Syntax errors
- A syntax error is a mistake in the way the code is written.
- It is similar to a spelling or grammar mistake in English.
- Syntax errors prevent programs from running as a translator needs code to be syntactically correct.
Example of an error
- prnt("Hello, world!");
- Incorrect subroutine identifier.
- newbalance = newBalance * 1.05;
- Wrong capitalisation in variable identifier.
- myBoolean = True NOT False;
- NOT does not take two operands.
Test yourself on Syntax Error
Why do syntax errors prevent programs from running?
Which of the following are syntax errors?
Would the following code cause a syntax error?
print("Hello, world!")