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Sequential statements

Sequential statements are statements that are executed one after the other in the order they appear in the source file. Sequential statements can be used in subprograms and processes (processes are described in the next chapter). These are the typical statements that appear in other programming languages. The following grammar rule lists all the different sequential statements:

sequential-statement-list : { sequential-statement }
sequential-statement : wait-statement | assertion-statement |
    signal-assignment | variable-assignment |
    procedure-call | if-statement | case-statement |
    loop-statement | next-statement | exit-statement |
    return-statement | null-statement

The wait statement is described in the section discussing process statements and the remaining sequential statements are discussed next.

Assertion statement
Signal assignment statement
Variable assignment statement
Procedure call statement
If statements
Case statements
Loop statement
Next statements
Exit statements
Return statement
Null statements