[R] if/else scope

[Peter Langfelder]

On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Kevin Burton <rkevinburton at charter.net> wrote:
> What is wrong with the following?

AFAIK the else needs to follow the end brace of  if {} on the same
line, at least at the main level.

Peter


>
>
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> x <- 1:2
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> if(x[1] > 0)
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> {
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>                if(x[2] > 0)
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>                {
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>                                print("1 & 2 > 0")
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>                }
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>                else
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>                {
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>                                print("1 > 0")
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>                }
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> }
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> else
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> {
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>                if(x[2] > 0)
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>                {
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>                                print("2 > 0")
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>                }
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>                else
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>                {
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>                                print("NONE > 0")
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>                }
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> }
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>
>
> Gives me
>
>
>
> Error: unexpected 'else' in "else"