One reason very old languages use this distinct syntax instead of "else if" is that the "else if" introduces a grammar ambiguity. Old parser generators were hard to teach about what to do for ambiguities, so we avoided them.

Nov 23, 2014 · IF, ELSE IF, ELSE ou IF IF IF. Quando usar, qual a diferença? Perguntada 10 anos, 8 meses atrás Modified 4 anos, 2 meses atrás Vista 85mil vezes

Apr 13, 2017 · I am trying to discern the difference between: if else and else if How do you use these? And when do you use them and when not?

Jul 18, 2011 · Else is an adverb which in your phrase could be rewritten as someone different's (or instead's). There is no plural form for an adverb so elses and elses' are always wrong.

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Sep 18, 2008 · END ELSE BEGIN SELECT * FROM Table WHERE OrderNumber LIKE '%' + @OrderNumber END 3) Using a long string, compose your SQL statement conditionally, and then use EXEC The 3rd approach is hideous, but it's almost the only think that works if you have a number of variable conditions like that.

In your case, whether you need an else clause depends on whether you want specific code to run if and only if neither of condition1, condition2, and condition3 are true. else can be omitted for any if statement, there is nothing special in the last if of an if / else if chain. This is documented in any JavaScript grammar, e.g. in the specification.

Aug 8, 2021 · In my project, the program can do one thing of two, but never both, so I decided that the best I can do for one class is to define it depending of a #define preprocessor variable. The following cod...

Oct 6, 2012 · Not the same. 'else if' is generally to be preferred, because you can keep inserting or appending more of them indefinitely, or append an 'else', whereas with the other form you have to endlessly mess around with braces to get the same effect, and you risk altering the semantics, as indeed you have done in your second sample.

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