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# if..endif syntax

The `alternative' way to write if/elseif/else statements, using if(); elseif(); else; endif; cannot be efficiently implemented without adding a large amount of complexity to the 3.0 parser. Because of this, the syntax has been changed:

Example D-4. Migration: old if..endif syntax
    if ($foo);
        echo "yep\n";
    elseif ($bar);
        echo "almost\n";
    else;
        echo "nope\n";
    endif;

Example D-5. Migration: new if..endif syntax
    if ($foo):
        echo "yep\n";
    elseif ($bar):
        echo "almost\n";
    else:
        echo "nope\n";
    endif;

Notice that the semicolons have been replaced by colons in all statements but the one terminating the expression (endif).

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