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Java block
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Java block	contains several statements surrounded by braces
	has example { a =5; b = computeSomething; }
	has layout example style preferred by Sun: if(condition) { // statements }
	has layout example style preferred by the authors: if(condition) { // statements }
	is a subtopic of The Basics of Java
	is used as the body of classes, loops, conditional statements and for exception handling
	is a kind of block

Kinds of Java block :

• Java else block (4 facts)
• Java nested block (3 facts)