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Asked: 2026-06-14T20:58:08+00:00

I’m just learning ROR and I came across the if / else statements. I

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I’m just learning ROR and I came across the if / else statements. I also came across ‘elseif’ but my text editor (textmate) doesn’t pick it up as a keyword, nor does the program run properly. 

if name == 'Chris'
  puts 'What a lovely name.'
elseif name == 'Katy'
  puts 'What a lovely name!'
end

I’m using the book Learn to Program, which was written several years ago. I was wondering if the ‘elseif’ was changed because, when I simply use ‘else’, it seems to function properly.

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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s elsif, not elseif.

    Slightly confusing when you’re new, probably.

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