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?

No true, because with such syntax else if is side-effect (i.e. it comes for free). In other words there is no else if syntax, there is only if and else here.

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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 …

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 …

Aug 3, 2010 · "One option is to code the else clause—with a null statement if necessary—to show that the else case has been considered. Coding null elses just to show that that case has been …

Jun 5, 2016 · In normal execution, the while loop repeatedly runs until the condition evaluates to false, and therefore naturally exiting the loop runs the else clause. When you execute a break …

Jul 21, 2010 · The else clause is executed if you exit a block normally, by hitting the loop condition or falling off the bottom of a try block. It is not executed if you break or return out of a block, or …

Aug 2, 2021 · I cannot figure out how to use a simple if/elif/else structure in bash. I cannot believe how something as trivial as that can be so unintuitive and difficult. I've already spent quite a bit …

But if the chain of the related If's occur inside of a function and each would execute a [return] statement, then the net effect of multiple if's matches using else if. However, it'd still be better …