PHP syntax error, unexpected 'elseif'

Question

I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'elseif' (T_ELSEIF) in C:\...\functions.php on line 6

This is the whole content of functions.php:

<?php
// prints the suitable string based on the chosen language
function lecho ($cs,$sk,$en) {
    global $lang;
    if ($lang=="cs") echo $cs;
    elseif ($lang=="sk") echo $sk;
    elseif ($lang=="en") echo $en; // line 7
}
?>

What's wrong? This seams like such a basic thing!

You have some weird hidden characters in your code. You might just want to rewrite it. — Rizier123, Mar 27 '17 at 20:29
The answers are useless, your code is perfectly fine. The only problem are *non-printable characters* after some closing brackets, dollar signs and semicolons. — Aloso, Mar 27 '17 at 20:29
No there are some hidden characters, re-write the code. agreed with @Rizier123. — BetaDev, Mar 27 '17 at 20:30

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '17 at 20:20

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You're just missing a space: it's else if, not elseif.

answered Mar 27 '17 at 20:20

Kyrth

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I suggest you read http://php.net/elseif – user3942918 Mar 27 '17 at 20:21
Yeah this is not the correct answer. – Trent Mar 27 '17 at 20:21
True enough! Didn't know that version. Turns out it was just hidden junk in the code. – Kyrth Mar 27 '17 at 20:34

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '17 at 20:22

You need to use {'code here'} after an if/elseif/else statement. The correct way to go about this would be:

<?php
// prints the suitable string based on the chosen language
function lecho ($cs,$sk,$en) {
    global $lang;
    if ($lang=="cs") {
        echo $cs;
    } elseif ($lang=="sk") {
        echo $sk;
    } elseif ($lang=="en") {
        echo $en;
    }
}
?>

score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '17 at 20:20

And it is simple. You just need to correct syntax for if/elseif

<?php
// prints the suitable string based on the chosen language
function lecho ($cs,$sk,$en) {
    global $lang;
    if ($lang=="cs") 
    {
        echo $cs;
    }
    elseif ($lang=="sk")
    { 
        echo $sk;
    }
    elseif ($lang=="en")
    { 
        echo $en; // line 7
    }
}
?>

PHP syntax error, unexpected 'elseif'

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