---
name: "PPI::Statement::Null"
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::Null"
---

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

A useless null statement

## NAME

PPI::Statement::Null - A useless null statement

## SYNOPSIS

```
  my $foo = 1;

  ; # <-- Null statement

  my $bar = 1;
```

## INHERITANCE

```
  PPI::Statement::Null
  isa PPI::Statement
      isa PPI::Node
          isa PPI::Element
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"PPI::Statement::Null"` is a utility class designed to handle situations where PPI encounters a naked statement separator.

Although strictly speaking, the semicolon is a statement **separator** and not a statement **terminator**, PPI considers a semicolon to be a statement terminator under most circumstances.

In any case, the null statement has no purpose, and can be safely deleted with no ill effect.

## METHODS

`"PPI::Statement::Null"` 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.