[R] if/else statement without curly brackets gives a problem

[jim holtman]

Don't use the ';'

> if (2 > 3) print('Yes'); else print('No')
Error: unexpected 'else' in " else"
No suitable frames for recover()
> if (2 > 3) print('Yes') else print('No')
[1] "No"
>

'else' is part of the 'if'.  The ';' implies the start of a new
statement.  You do not need the ';' when writing R; you must be coming
from a C background.

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 9:56 PM, Ery Arias-Castro <eariasca at ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This example seems strange to me:
>
>> if (2 > 3) print('Yes'); else print('No')
> Error: unexpected 'else' in " else"
>
>> {if (2 > 3) print('Yes'); else print('No')}
> Error: unexpected 'else' in "{if (2 > 3) print('Yes'); else"
>
>> {
> +       if (2 > 3) print('no')
> +       else print('yes')
> + }
> [1] "yes"
>
>
> Any enlightening comments?
>
> Ery
>
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