# else

## Purpose

Conditionally execute statements.

## Synopsis

    if expression
        statements
    else
        statements
    end

## Description

`else` is used to delineate an alternate block of statements.

    if expression
        statements
    else
        statements
    end

The second set of `statements` is executed if the `expression` has any zero elements. The expression is usually the result of

    expression rop expression

where `rop` is `==, <, >, <=, >=,` or`` `~=`.

## `See Also`

    elseif, if

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