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<H1> 5.3 If Statements</H1>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[An <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">if_statement</FONT>
selects for execution at most one of the enclosed <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">sequences_of_statements</FONT>,
depending on the (truth) value of one or more corresponding <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>s.]
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<H4 ALIGN=CENTER>Syntax</H4>
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<DIV Class="SyntaxIndented"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">if_statement<A NAME="I2940"></A>
::= </FONT><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>if</B>&nbsp;<A NAME="I2941"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>&nbsp;<B>then</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A NAME="I2942"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">sequence_of_statements</FONT><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{<B>elsif</B>&nbsp;<A NAME="I2943"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>&nbsp;<B>then</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A NAME="I2944"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">sequence_of_statements</FONT>}<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[<B>else</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A NAME="I2945"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">sequence_of_statements</FONT>]<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>end</B>&nbsp;<B>if</B>;</DIV>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="SyntaxIndented"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition<A NAME="I2946"></A>
::= </FONT><I>boolean_</I><A NAME="I2947"></A><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">expression</FONT></DIV>

<H4 ALIGN=CENTER>Name Resolution Rules</H4>
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<DIV Class="Normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A NAME="I2948"></A>A <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>
is expected to be of any boolean type. </DIV>

<H4 ALIGN=CENTER>Dynamic Semantics</H4>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>5</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Normal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<A NAME="I2949"></A>For the execution of an <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">if_statement</FONT>,
the <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT> specified after <B>if</B>,
and any <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>s specified after
<B>elsif</B>, are evaluated in succession (treating a final <B>else</B>
as <B>elsif</B> True <B>then</B>), until one evaluates to True or all
<FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT>s are evaluated and yield
False. If a <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">condition</FONT> evaluates
to True, then the corresponding <FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">sequence_of_statements</FONT>
is executed; otherwise none of them is executed. </DIV>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>5.a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Annotations"><FONT SIZE=-1><B>Ramification: </B>The part
about all evaluating to False can't happen if there is an <B>else</B>,
since that is herein considered equivalent to <B>elsif</B> True <B>then</B>.
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<H4 ALIGN=CENTER>Examples</H4>
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<DIV Class="Normal" Style="margin-bottom: 0.4em">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Examples of if
statements:</I> </DIV>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>7</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Examples"><TT><B>if</B>&nbsp;Month&nbsp;=&nbsp;December&nbsp;<B>and</B>&nbsp;Day&nbsp;=&nbsp;31&nbsp;<B>then</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Month&nbsp;:=&nbsp;January;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Day&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:=&nbsp;1;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Year&nbsp;&nbsp;:=&nbsp;Year&nbsp;+&nbsp;1;<BR>
<B>end</B>&nbsp;<B>if</B>;</TT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Examples"><TT><B>if</B>&nbsp;Line_Too_Short&nbsp;<B>then</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>raise</B>&nbsp;Layout_Error;<BR>
<B>elsif</B>&nbsp;Line_Full&nbsp;<B>then</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New_Line;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put(Item);<BR>
<B>else</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Put(Item);<BR>
<B>end</B>&nbsp;<B>if</B>;</TT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Paranum"><FONT SIZE=-2>9</FONT></DIV>
<DIV Class="Examples"><TT><B>if</B>&nbsp;My_Car.Owner.Vehicle&nbsp;/=&nbsp;My_Car&nbsp;<B>then</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--<I>&nbsp;&nbsp;see&nbsp;<A HREF="AA-3-10-1.html">3.10.1</A></I><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report&nbsp;(&quot;Incorrect&nbsp;data&quot;);<BR>
<B>end</B>&nbsp;<B>if</B>;</TT></DIV>

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