if (bla) { //do something here! } else { //do something else here! } Thanks, Tyler Littlefield http://tds-solutions.net Twitter: sorressean On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Jes wrote: > Exactly. Every time I type that, I always get, illegal, else without matching > if. > I am using Microsoft visual studio 2008 express edition > Jes > > On Jul 26, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > >> Are you saying that you type something like: >> >> if( foo == bar) >> doSomething(); >> else >> DoSomethingElse(); >> >> and the else doesn't work? >> >> On 07/26/2010 12:19 PM, Jes wrote: >>> Sorry, let me clarify. The reason I use switch is because I can't get else >>> statements to work inside your regular if then statements. >>> if (some condition happens) >>> { >>> Do this >>> } >>> else >>> { >>> do this other thing >>> } //end if >>> I can't get the else, portion of my code to compile. >>> That's why I use switch. >>> So, if I needed to put an if, then, statement inside of switch, is that >>> good programming practice? >>> Thanks >>> Jes >>> >>> __________ >>> View the list's information and change your settings at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >>> >>> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind