Alternative methods are listed here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.alternative-syntax.php
---John Holmes... > -----Original Message----- > From: David Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] Is this valid: IF:.. ELSE: ENDIF: > > Miguel -- > Thanks for you reply, the if (ops) else is the only one > could find listed in the docs. and you right that's the > why "normal people do it", but this devoloper used to be a COBAL > programer.... which explain it. > > Thanks again, > David > > > > On Sat, 4 May 2002, David Jackson wrote: > >> Greeting --- > >> I was handed a broken form that contain: > >> > >> IF (cond): > >> > >> ......... > >> > >> ELSEIF: > >> > >> ...... > >> ENDIF: > >> > >> > >> My Questions are: > >> 1. Is this type of "IF:" code block valid in PHP4.x.x? > > > > I think it is, but I've never heard of anyone using it. One teensy > > thing; the endif should be followed by a semicolon rather than a > > colon, as it terminates the compound statement. > > > > Of course, most normal people use: > > > > if (cond) {} > > elseif (cond) {} > > > > and 'endif' is then moot as the scope of the branch is terminated by > > the last closing brace. > > > > miguel > > > -- > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
