= The elsif Statement

.Syntax
[source,unlang]
----
if (condition-1) {
    [ statements-1 ]
}
elsif (condition-2) {
    [ statements-2 ]
}
else {
    [ statements-3 ]
}
----

An `elsif` statement is used to evaluate a subsequent
xref:condition/index.adoc[condition] after a preceding xref:if.adoc[if] statement
evaluates to `false`.  In the example above, when _condition-1_
evaluates to false, then _statements-1_ are skipped and _condition-2_
is checked.  When _condition-2_ evaluates true, then _statements-2_
are executed.  When _condition-2_ evaluates false, then
_statements-2_ are skipped and _statements-3_ are executed.

As with xref:if.adoc[if], an `elsif` clause does not need to be followed by
an xref:else.adoc[else] statement.  However, any xref:else.adoc[else] statement
must be the last statement in an `elsif` chain. An arbitrary number of
`elsif` statements can be chained together to create a series of
conditional checks and statements.

.Example
[source,unlang]
----
if (&User-Name == "bob") {
    reject
}
elsif (&User-Name == "doug") {
    ok
}
----

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