ELSEIF (Delphi)

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Type

Conditional compilation

Syntax

{$ELSEIF}



Remarks

The $ELSEIF directive allows multi-part conditional blocks where at most one of the conditional blocks will be taken. $ELSEIF is a combination of a $ELSE and a $IF.

For example:


{$IFDEF  foobar}
	   do_foobar
	{$ELSEIF  RTLVersion >= 14}
	    blah
	{$ELSEIF  somestring = 'yes'}
	    beep
	{$ELSE}
	    last chance
	{$IFEND}

Of these four cases, only one will be taken. If none of the first three conditions is true, then the $ELSE clause will be taken. $ELSEIF must be terminated by $IFEND. $ELSEIF cannot appear after $ELSE. Conditions are evaluated top to bottom like a normal "if ... else if ... else " sequence. In the example above, if foobar is not defined, RTLVersion is 15, and somestring = 'yes', only the "blah" block will be taken not the "beep" block, even though the conditions for both are true.

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