R Error: unexpected 'else' in "else"

Question

I'm having a simple R code which returns Error: unexpected 'else' in "else":

if(1==1)
{
    x = 1
}
else
{
    x = 2
}

Can someone please explain how thats possible?

Its a different case than question Unexpected 'else' in "else" error because there the problem appears to be caused by a nested else while here it is unnested.

follow [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/13885942/6779509) for a good explaination of `if` interpretation in R — parth, Aug 30 '17 at 12:22

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '17 at 12:23

11

typing else on the same line as the closing } solves this problem:

    if(1==1)
{
  x = 1
} else
{
  x = 2
}

answered Aug 30 '17 at 12:23

Rieneke

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