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
> 
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