Alternative syntax for control structures elseif/else if while Control Structures PHP Manual Alternative syntax for control structures PHP offers an alternative syntax for some of its control structures; namely, if, while, for, foreach, and switch. In each case, the basic form of the alternate syntax is to change the opening brace to a colon (:) and the closing brace to endif;, endwhile;, endfor;, endforeach;, or endswitch;, respectively. <?php if ($a == 5): ?>A is equal to 5<?php endif; ?> In the above example, the HTML block "A is equal to 5" is nested within an if statement written in the alternative syntax. The HTML block would be displayed only if $a is equal to 5. The alternative syntax applies to else and elseif as well. The following is an if structure with elseif and else in the alternative format: <?phpif ($a == 5): echo "a equals 5"; echo "...";elseif ($a == 6): echo "a equals 6"; echo "!!!";else: echo "a is neither 5 nor 6";endif;?> See also while, for, and if for further examples. elseif/else if while Control Structures PHP Manual
