[R] Got "Unexpected ELSE error"

[Dimitris Rizopoulos]

the problem is that you start `else' on a new line; check the 
following two solutions:

if ( a ) {
    cat("TRUE", "\n")
} else {
    cat("FALSE", "\n")
}

# or

{
if ( a )
{
    cat("TRUE", "\n")
}
else
{
    cat("FALSE", "\n")
}
}


I hope it helps.

Best,
Dimitris

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Biostatistical Centre
School of Public Health
Catholic University of Leuven

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shiazy Fuzzy" <shiazy at gmail.com>
To: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:41 AM
Subject: [R] Got "Unexpected ELSE error"


> Dear R-users,
>
> I have a problem with the IF-ELSE syntax.
> Please look at the folllowing code and tell me what's wrong:
>
> a <- TRUE
> if ( a )
> {
>        cat("TRUE","\n")
> }
> else
> {
>        cat("FALSE","\n")
> }
>
> If I try to execute with R I get:
>     Error: syntax error, unexpected ELSE in "else"
> The strange thing is either "cat" instructions are executed!!
>
> My system is: Fedora Core 6 x86_64 + R 2.5.0 (rpm)
>
> Thank you very much in advance!!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> -- Marco
>
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