From: Ted <ted@...>
Date: 2002-12-06T10:19:16+09:00
Subject: Re: elseif?

No, actually it makes less possible to have a messed-up if statement.
Note the visual place between the two <code>end</code> statements.  This might be an aid to catch logic problems.
I do it all the time.

> I have now additional thing to shun -avoid constructs using elsif(elseif).
> Just use simple if-else-end construct and nest them if needed.
> 
> like:
> 
> if cond
>    ...
> else
> 	if cond
>          ...
> 	end
>   .....
> end
> 
> my principle is to avoid "conflict" as much as possible -lesser things to
> think, lesser things to worry. KISS still applies...
> 
> Btw, I vote for "elseif" if ever... else if... :-)
> 
> kind regards,
> -botp
> 
>