Re: Is the dangling else a syntax bug?

"Jack Crenshaw" <jcrens@earthlink.net>
23 Jul 2001 02:19:53 -0400

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From: "Jack Crenshaw" <jcrens@earthlink.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 23 Jul 2001 02:19:53 -0400
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
References: 01-06-073
Keywords: syntax, design
Posted-Date: 23 Jul 2001 02:19:53 EDT

Of course it is. In both C and Pascal.


As you point out, the whole problem goes away if the if is terminated
by and endif, as in Fortran.


Personally, I much prefer endfor, enddo, endcase, etc., as well. The
keyword 'end' is overloaded ... um ... no end.


Jack

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