From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2007-03-17T07:20:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie: if / elseif

Hi --

On 3/15/07, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 02:41:53PM +0900, John Joyce wrote:
> > So it doesn't work like the C variety?
> >
> > if ( condition )
> >       statement  // maybe done
> > else if ( condition )
> >       statement  // or maybe done
> > else
> >       statement  // done if the 1st and 2nd are not done
>
> Err . . . I'm pretty sure if, elsif, else works exactly like the C if,
> else if, else.

Pretty much, except in Ruby there's no need for a rule to resolve
if/else ambiguity, because 'end' always makes it clear.


David

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