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alt-elseif-list

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alt-elseif-list railroad diagramRead left to right. Branches are alternatives, bypasses are optional, and loops repeat. Select a production to explore it. The EBNF and linked references follow below."elseif""("Explore production: expressionexpression")"":"Explore production: inner-statement-listinner-statement-listExplore production: closed-inner-statement-listclosed-inner-statement-listExplore production: alt-elseif-listalt-elseif-listExplore production: alt-else-clausealt-else-clause
Production LiteralBranch: choiceBypass: optionalLoop: repeat
EBNF source
alt-elseif-list =
    "elseif" , "(" , expression , ")" , ":" ,
    ( inner-statement-list
    | [ closed-inner-statement-list ] , ( alt-elseif-list | alt-else-clause ) ) ;

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expression inner-statement-list closed-inner-statement-list alt-elseif-list alt-else-clause
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alt-elseif-listalternative-if-statement

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