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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]]
##
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	**#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""

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	- ##[[KeyPgPpdefine|#define]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpmacro|#macro]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpif|#if]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpelseif|#elseif]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpelseifdef|#elseifdef]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpelseifndef|#elseifndef]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpendif|#endif]]## 
	- ##[[KeyPgPpifdef|#ifdef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpifndef|#ifndef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgPpundef|#undef]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgDefined|defined]]##

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