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#include <Servo.h>
Servo myservo;

int ledPin = 12;
int pirPin = 13;
int pirStat = 0;
int pos = 0;

void setup() {
pinMode (ledPin,OUTPUT);
pinMode (pirPin, INPUT);
myservo.attach(9);
Serial.begin(9600);
myservo.write(pos);
}

void loop() {

  
   pirStat = digitalRead(pirPin);

if (pirStat == HIGH);
    digitalWrite (ledPin, HIGH);
    Serial.println("Motion Detected");
   for (pos = 0; pos<= 180; pos += 1) {
     myservo.write (pos);
     delay(20);
   }
   digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
     for (pos = 180; pos >= 0; pos -= 1){
     myservo.write(pos);
    delay (120);
  }
} 
else{  
}
}


What I have tried:

I have set the commas and brackets but error is same. kindly guide me to resolve or type the correct code for for my solution. its my lab project
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Updated 21-Jan-23 0:39am

Look at this line:
C++
if (pirStat == HIGH);

An if statement should be followed by a single expression, or the start of a block, not a semi-colon:
C++
if (pirStat == HIGH)
{
 
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CPallini 21-Jan-23 7:04am    
5.
Richard MacCutchan 21-Jan-23 10:33am    
Thanks.
Andre Oosthuizen 21-Jan-23 10:21am    
Same here - 5
Richard MacCutchan 21-Jan-23 10:33am    
Thanks.
Indent your code consistently and it becomes obvious:
C++
void loop() 
    {
    pirStat = digitalRead(pirPin);
    if (pirStat == HIGH);
    digitalWrite (ledPin, HIGH);
    Serial.println("Motion Detected");
    for (pos = 0; pos<= 180; pos += 1) 
        {
        myservo.write (pos);
        delay(20);
        }
    digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
    for (pos = 180; pos >= 0; pos -= 1)
        {
        myservo.write(pos);
        delay (120);
        }
    } 
    else
        {  
        }
    }
You have a semicolon terminating your if:
if (pirStat == HIGH);
So the close curly bracket before the else terminates the function.
Try this:
C++
void loop() 
    {
    pirStat = digitalRead(pirPin);
    if (pirStat == HIGH)
        {
        digitalWrite (ledPin, HIGH);
        Serial.println("Motion Detected");
        for (pos = 0; pos<= 180; pos += 1) 
            {
            myservo.write (pos);
            delay(20);
            }
        digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
        for (pos = 180; pos >= 0; pos -= 1)
            {
            myservo.write(pos);
            delay (120);
            }
        } 
    else
        {  
        }
    }
And now the brackets all match up.

It doesn't matter which indentation and bracket placement scheme you use - though some are better than others - as long as you are consistent. Random indentation is useless though.

You should expect to get syntax errors every day, probably many times a day while you are coding - we all do regardless of how much experience we have! Sometimes, we misspell a variable, or a keyword; sometimes we forget to close a string or a code block. Sometimes the cat walks over your keyboard and types something really weird. Sometimes we just forget how many parameters a method call needs.

We all make mistakes.

And because we all do it, we all have to fix syntax errors - and it's a lot quicker to learn how and fix them yourself than to wait for someone else to fix them for you! So invest a little time in learning how to read error messages, and how to interpret your code as written in the light of what the compiler is telling you is wrong - it really is trying to be helpful!

So read this: How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide Part 2: Syntax Errors[^] - it should help you next time you get a compilation error!
 
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CPallini 21-Jan-23 7:04am    
5.
Andre Oosthuizen 21-Jan-23 10:21am    
Same here - 5, more in detail but 5 is the limit :)
Richard MacCutchan 21-Jan-23 10:32am    
You do know that his cat writes all the details. :)
OriginalGriff 21-Jan-23 10:36am    
Damn! My secret is out. Meow. :D
Andre Oosthuizen 21-Jan-23 10:59am    
Hahahaha.

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