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if
The if statement in SIMPOL is similar to that in most
languages. There are some differences with the IF statement
from SBL, specifically that there is no THEN component and
also no concept of a one-line IF statement that does not
require an END IF statement. In SIMPOL every
if statement requires a matching
end if statement. Otherwise the if statement
is equivalent to that in SBL and in other BASIC-derived languages. There is
also an else if statement and an else statement
as optional parts of the if statement. The syntax diagram follows:
if <expression> ;|:|newline <statement> ;|:|newline
[else if <expression> ;|:|newline <statement> ;|:|newline]
[else <expression> ;|:|newline <statement> ;|:|newline]
end if
Only one else statement can exist and it must be last, but multiple
else if statements are allowed.