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Dangling else

Known as: Dangling else problem, If-else ambiguity, If–else ambiguity 
The dangling else is a problem in computer programming in which an optional else clause in an if–then(–else) statement results in nested conditionals… 
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ALGOL 58ALGOL 60ALGOL 68Ada

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2015
2015
Lexical Parsing Expression Recognition Schemata
  • M. Lumpe
  • 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference
  • 2015
  • Corpus ID: 18872788
Parsing expression grammars (PEGs) have emerged as a promising substitute for context-free grammars (CFGs) and regular… 
2013
2013
Dangling references in multi-configuration and dynamic PHP-based Web applications
PHP is a dynamic language popularly used in Web development for writing server-side code to dynamically create multiple versions… 
2013
2013
Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Species and Communities
HARTIS, BRETT MICHAEL. Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Species and Communities. (Under the… 
2010
2010
Generalized Parser Combinators
Parser combinators are a well-known technique for constructing recursive-descent parsers through composition of other, less… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Sharp Rigid to Floppy Phase Transition Induced by Dangling Ends in a Network Glass
Laboratoire de Physique Theorique des Liquides, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Boite 121, 4 Place Jussieu,75252 Paris, Cedex… 
1999
1999
What to do with a dangling else
In this second column on getting lexer and parser generators to do what you want, we are going to look at the problem of how to… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Automating the Development of Syntax Tree Generators for an Evolving Language
This paper describes an Ei el system for rapid testing of grammars Grammars are de ned in an extended BNF notation that allows… 
1973
1973
Omitted portions of paper: AL: a structured assembly language
The parentheses are used to indicate an optional occurrence ; whe n followed by an asterisk, any number (zero or more) may occur… 
1966
1966
A final solution to the Dangling else of ALGOL 60 and related languages
The dangling else problem consists of a class of potential ambiguities in ALGOL-like conditional statements whose basic form is… 
1963
1963
A note on the dangling else ALGOL 60
Some revisions of ALGOL 60 are proposed, which not only eliminate certain ambiguous statements but also add some convenience to… 
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