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Preprocessor conditional directive

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	[[KeyPgPpif #if]] (expression)
		' Conditionally included statements if expression is True
	**#else**
		' Conditionally included statements if expression is False 
	[[KeyPgPpendif #endif]]
##
{{fbdoc item="desc"}}
	**#else** can be added to an ##[[KeyPgPpif #if]]##, ##[[KeyPgPpifdef #ifdef]]##, or ##[[KeyPgPpifndef #ifndef]]## block to provide an alternate result to the conditional expression.

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{{fbdoc item="filename" value="examples/manual/prepro/else.bas"}}%%(freebasic)
#DEFINE MODULE_VERSION 1
Dim a as String
#IF (MODULE_VERSION > 0)
  a = "Release"
#ELSE
  a = "Beta"
#ENDIF
Print "Program is "; a
%%

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	- New to ""FreeBASIC""

{{fbdoc item="see"}}
	- ##[[KeyPgPpdefine #define]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpmacro #macro]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpif #if]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpelseif #elseif]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpendif #endif]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpifdef #ifdef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpifndef #ifndef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpundef #undef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgDefined defined]]##

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