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The dangling else is a problem in computer programming in which an optional else clause in an if–then(–else) statement results in nested conditionals being ambiguous. Formally, the reference context-free grammarof the language is ambiguous, meaning there is more than one correct parse tree.
In many programming languages one may write conditionally executed code in two forms: the if-then form, and the if-then-else form – the else clause is optional:
if a then s if b then s1 else s2
This gives rise to an ambiguity in interpretation when there are nested statements, specifically whenever an if-then form appears as s1 in an if-then-else form:
if a then if b then s else s2
In this example, s is unambiguously executed when a is true and b is true, but one may interpret s2 as being executed when a is false (thus attaching the else to the first if) or when a is true and b is false (thus attaching the else to the second if). In other words, one may see the previous statement as either of the following expressions:
if a then (if b then s) else s2 if a then (if b then s else s2)
The dangling else problem dates to ALGOL 60, and has been resolved in various ways in subsequent languages. In LR parsers, the dangling else is the archetypal example of a shift-reduce conflict.
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The dangling else is a problem in computer programming in which an optional else clause in an if–then(–else) statement results in nested conditionals being ambiguous. Formally, the reference context-free grammarof the language is ambiguous, meaning there is more than one correct parse tree.
In many programming languages one may write conditionally executed code in two forms: the if-then form, and the if-then-else form – the else clause is optional:
if a then s if b then s1 else s2
This gives rise to an ambiguity in interpretation when there are nested statements, specifically whenever an if-then form appears as s1 in an if-then-else form:
if a then if b then s else s2
In this example, s is unambiguously executed when a is true and b is true, but one may interpret s2 as being executed when a is false (thus attaching the else to the first if) or when a is true and b is false (thus attaching the else to the second if). In other words, one may see the previous statement as either of the following expressions:
if a then (if b then s) else s2 if a then (if b then s else s2)
The dangling else problem dates to ALGOL 60, and has been resolved in various ways in subsequent languages. In LR parsers, the dangling else is the archetypal example of a shift-reduce conflict.
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The dangling else is a problem in computer programming in which an optional else clause in an if–then(–else) statement results in nested conditionals being ambiguous. Formally, the reference context-free grammarof the language is ambiguous, meaning there is more than one correct parse tree.
In many programming languages one may write conditionally executed code in two forms: the if-then form, and the if-then-else form – the else clause is optional:
if a then s if b then s1 else s2
This gives rise to an ambiguity in interpretation when there are nested statements, specifically whenever an if-then form appears as s1 in an if-then-else form:
if a then if b then s else s2
In this example, s is unambiguously executed when a is true and b is true, but one may interpret s2 as being executed when a is false (thus attaching the else to the first if) or when a is true and b is false (thus attaching the else to the second if). In other words, one may see the previous statement as either of the following expressions:
if a then (if b then s) else s2 if a then (if b then s else s2)
The dangling else problem dates to ALGOL 60,[1] and has been resolved in various ways in subsequent languages. In LR parsers, the dangling else is the archetypal example of a shift-reduce conflict.
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In many programming languages one may write conditionally executed code in two forms: the if-then form, and the if-then-else form – the else clause is optional:
if a then s if b then s1 else s2
This gives rise to an ambiguity in interpretation when there are nested statements, specifically whenever an if-then form appears as s1 in an if-then-else form:
if a then if b then s else s2
In this example, s is unambiguously executed when a is true and b is true, but one may interpret s2 as being executed when a is false (thus attaching the else to the first if) or when a is true and b is false (thus attaching the else to the second if). In other words, one may see the previous statement as either of the following expressions:
if a then (if b then s) else s2 if a then (if b then s else s2)
The dangling else problem dates to ALGOL 60,[1] and has been resolved in various ways in subsequent languages. In LR parsers, the dangling else is the archetypal example of a shift-reduce conflict.
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