Line-oriented programming language

Line Oriented Programming Languages

A line oriented programming language interprets the end of line is considered to be the end of an instruction or statement.

Some line oriented languages may support the use of a line continuation character

Some line oriented languages may support the use of a line continuation character, such as a backslash or tilde symbol.

=== _Examples of line oriented languages_

The following languages are line oriented:

• awk
• basic
• rexx

=== _Non line oriented languages_

Non line oriented programming languages utilize a logical statement end, or an end of statement marker, such as a semicolon or dot symbol to mark the line end.

==== _Examples of non line oriented languages_

The following languages are non line oriented:

• C
• C++
• perl