6.2.19.3 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

6.2.19.3 Nested IF Statements

When an IF statement appears as statement-1 or statement-2, or as part of statement-1 or statement-2, it is nested.

Nested IF statements (when IF statements contain IF statements) are considered to be matched IF, ELSE, and END-IF combinations proceeding from left to right. Thus, any ELSE encountered is matched with the nearest preceding IF that either has not been already matched with an ELSE, or has not been implicitly or explicitly terminated. Any END-IF encountered is matched with the nearest preceding IF that has not been implicitly or explicitly terminated.

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6.2.19.3 Nested IF Statements

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