---
name: "PPI::Statement::Expression"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-ppi"
version: "1.291-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PPI::Statement::Expression"
---

# PPI::Statement::Expression(3pm)

A generic and non-specialised statement

## NAME

PPI::Statement::Expression - A generic and non-specialised statement

## SYNOPSIS

```
  $foo = bar;
  ("Hello World!");
  do_this();
```

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Statement::Expression
  isa PPI::Statement
      isa PPI::Node
          isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

A `"PPI::Statement::Expression"` is a normal statement that is evaluated, may or may not assign, may or may not have side effects, and has no special or redeeming features whatsoever.

It provides a default for all statements that don't fit into any other classes.

## METHODS

`"PPI::Statement::Expression"` has no additional methods beyond the default ones provided by PPI::Statement, PPI::Node and PPI::Element.

## SUPPORT

See the support section in the main module.

## AUTHOR

Adam Kennedy \<adamk@cpan.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2001 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.