[R] new line between '}' and 'else' in function body

[Yihui Xie]

Hi list members,

?"else" tells us

     In particular, you should not have a newline between '}' and
     'else' to avoid a syntax error in entering a 'if ... else'
     construct at the keyboard or via 'source'.

but there's no syntax error when you break the line between "}" and
"else" in a function, e.g.

f = function(x) {
    if (x) {
        1
    } # a new line here!
    else {
        2
    }
}

> f(TRUE)
[1] 1
> f(FALSE)
[1] 2

Seems strange...

Regards,
Yihui
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