For example, a compiler must not invert the conditional in this program:
</p>

<pre>
*p = 1
if cond {
	*p = 2
}
</pre>

<p>
That is, the compiler must not rewrite the program into this one:
</p>

<pre>
*p = 2
if !cond {
	*p = 1
}
</pre>

<p>
If <code>cond</code> is false and another goroutine is reading <code>*p</code>,

<a href="#Semicolons">semicolons</a> are
required unless there is only a condition.
If the condition is absent, it is equivalent to the boolean value
<code>true</code>.
</p>

<pre>
for cond { S() }    is the same as    for ; cond ; { S() }
for      { S() }    is the same as    for true     { S() }
</pre>

<h4 id="For_range">For statements with <code>range</code> clause</h4>

<p>

<a href="#Semicolons">semicolons</a> are
required unless there is only a condition.
If the condition is absent, it is equivalent to the boolean value
<code>true</code>.
</p>

<pre>
for cond { S() }    is the same as    for ; cond ; { S() }
for      { S() }    is the same as    for true     { S() }
</pre>

<p>
Each iteration has its own separate declared variable (or variables)
[<a href="#Go_1.22">Go 1.22</a>].