Koodirivi

Koodirivi (Finnish for "code line") is a term used in Finnish software development to denote a single line of source code as it appears in a text file, editor, or compiler input. A koodirivi may contain a complete statement, a fragment of a statement, or a comment, depending on the programming language's syntax. In languages that require explicit statement termination, such as languages using semicolons, a line may be a complete statement, though some languages allow statements to continue on subsequent lines.

Line endings can affect parsing and readability: in languages like Python, indentation and line breaks influence block structure, while in languages such as C or Java, semicolons and braces define statement boundaries. Trailing comments may appear on a line alongside code, and standalone lines can exist solely as comments or blank lines for readability.

Line length is a common style consideration; many style guides recommend wrapping long statements or breaking them across multiple lines with indentation or explicit continuation characters. Editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) provide line numbering, syntax highlighting, and code folding to help developers navigate individual koodirivit.

Historically, the concept of a line of code has accompanied the evolution of text editors from line-based terminals to modern editors that support complex navigation and version-control diffs. The term koodirivi remains mainly a practical descriptor rather than a formal programming construct, illustrating how source code is organized at the line level.

See also: Source code, Line of code, Code readability.