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title: Blocks
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description: A block is a possibly empty sequence of statements within matching braces ({}).
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menu:
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flux_v0_ref:
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parent: Flux specification
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name: Blocks
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weight: 107
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aliases:
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- /influxdb/v2/reference/flux/language/blocks/
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- /influxdb/cloud/reference/flux/language/blocks/
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---
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A _block_ is a possibly empty sequence of statements within matching braces (`{}`).
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```
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Block = "{" StatementList "}" .
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StatementList = { Statement } .
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```
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In addition to _explicit blocks_ in the source code, there are _implicit blocks_:
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1. The _universe block_ encompasses all Flux source text.
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2. Each package has a _package block_ containing all Flux source text for that package.
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3. Each file has a _file block_ containing all Flux source text in that file.
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4. Each function literal has its own _function block_ even if not explicitly declared.
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Blocks nest and influence scoping.
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{{< page-nav prev="/flux/v0/spec/types/" next="/flux/v0/spec/assignment-scope/" >}}
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