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The C Preprocessor

1.5.2.2: The `#else' Directive

The `#else' directive can be added to a conditional to provide alternative text to be used if the condition is false. This is what it looks like:

#if expression
text-if-true
#else /* Not expression */
text-if-false
#endif /* Not expression */

If expression is nonzero, and thus the text-if-true is active, then `#else' acts like a failing conditional and the text-if-false is ignored. Contrariwise, if the `#if' conditional fails, the text-if-false is considered included.

The C Preprocessor

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