6.2.19.2 Transferring Control
If the condition tested is true, one of the following actions takes place:
- If statement-1 is specified, it is executed. If statement-1 contains
a procedure branching or conditional statement, control is
transferred, according to the rules for that statement. If
statement-1 does not contain a procedure-branching statement, the ELSE
phrase, if specified, is ignored, and control passes to the next
executable statement after the corresponding END-IF or separator
period.
- If NEXT SENTENCE is specified, control passes to an implicit CONTINUE
statement immediately preceding the next separator period.
- If ELSE statement-2 is specified, it is executed. If statement-2
contains a procedure-branching or conditional statement, control is
transferred, according to the rules for that statement. If
statement-2 does not contain a procedure-branching or conditional
statement, control is passed to the next executable statement after
the corresponding END-IF or separator period.
- If ELSE NEXT SENTENCE is specified, control passes to an implicit
CONTINUE STATEMENT immediately preceding the next separator period.
- If neither ELSE statement-2 nor ELSE NEXT STATEMENT is specified,
control passes to the next executable statement after the
corresponding END-IF or separator period.
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