# Line Continuation

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_Added March 2025_

By default, ASB statements terminate at the end of the physical source line. However, to make the code easier to read and edit, you can continue a logical statement on to the next physical line by appending the ** \& ** character(ampersand) to the end of the line. For example:

xcall MSGBOX, "La cigale, ayant chanté tout l'été," \&

    + "se trouva fort dépourvue quand la bise fut venu...", \&

    "La Cigale et La Fourmi", \&             \! title

    MBTN\_OK, MBICON\_STOP, MBMISC\_TOPMOST



Note that the ** \& ** may be followed by spaces and optionally by a comment as shown (" \! title") above.

**See also:**

•	[Comments](comments.htm.md)

•	[Program Structure](a-shellbasic(asb).htm.md#programstructure)