Provides a default path of execution for IF construct.
Syntax
- construct-name
is the name given to the IF
construct. If construct-name is specified,
the same name must also appear in the IF
statement and in the END IF
statement.
Description
The ELSE
statement is used in an IF
construct to provide a statement block for execution if none of
the logical expressions in the IF
and ELSE IF statements
in the IF construct
evaluates to true.
An IF construct
may contain (at most) one ELSE
statement. If present, it must follow all ELSE IF
statements within the IF
construct.
Examples
IF (a > b) THEN
max = a
ELSE IF (b > max) THEN
max = b
ELSE
PRINT *, "The two numbers are equal."
STOP "Done"
END IF |
Related statements
ELSE IF,
END IF, and IF
(construct)
Related concepts
See “IF construct”.
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