Elif (else-if) block

medians

slothdoodles wrote:
I feel like scratch should really implement this. I've looked through this and most of the problems people have are “oh the workaround is so easy” and “the workaround isn't messy” and “Children don't know what elif means!” and I've seen “Programming languages (except python, ick) don't have an elif”

I believe that MIT should work on this, as it would be great for scratchers. If we look at other programming languages, practically all of them have some sort of elif. Lets take python:

(a bunch of examples)

Practically ALL programming languages have an else if, so why can't scratch? I agree with having (+ -) at the bottom off a if () else () block. If anyone has some reason this shouldn't be implemented, tell me about it and I probably will counter it with a valid argument in at least a day.

Yeah, here's what I believe:
1. The workaround can get really messy if you need “else if” multiple times.
2. Concerns about the name could be avoided if “else if” was used for the block instead of “elif” (which would have the same meaning). Scratch already uses “if” and “if else”, so I don't think “else if” would be that confusing.
Anyway, where did you see people state that programming languages don't have elif/else if? If that's true, then they don't know what they're talking about lol

Last edited by medians (April 4, 2025 01:23:33)

hoppingcoin404

ProdigyZeta7 wrote:
if <>
else <>
else <>
end
Ah, there we go.

So how would this be made, exactly? Would there be (+) at the bottom part of the loop so when it's clicked the above happens? I support.

It's
if <> then {
} else if <> then {
} else {
} :: control
Not
if <>
else <>
else <>
end

aaliyaan0110

nobody knows about mods of scratch THEY HAVE THAT USE THEM I REPEAT USE THEM!!!

medians

aaliyaan0110 wrote:
nobody knows about mods of scratch THEY HAVE THAT USE THEM I REPEAT USE THEM!!!

You can use them, but those mods are unofficial. We are suggesting to add the block to Scratch.

-Kat_Kafe

I support this idea, though “elif” is a weird and confusing name.

CodeComet6161

What's the point of having an individual block when you just do this:

if <> then 

  

else
if <> then 

  

else

end

end

No support.

Shuaib_Zaker

CodeComet6161 wrote:
What's the point of having an individual block when you just do this:
if <> then 

  

else
if <> then 

  

else

end

end
No support.

It gets very very mess if you have a lot.

CodeComet6161

Shuaib_Zaker wrote:
CodeComet6161 wrote:
What's the point of having an individual block when you just do this:
if <> then 

  

else
if <> then 

  

else

end

end
No support.
It gets very very mess if you have a lot.

Then this:

if then

else if

else if

else if…

theoW1200

I would definitely like an elif block.
A switch/pattern-matching block would be nice as well.

theoW1200

PIXEL_BY_PIXEL_ERROR wrote:
New scratchers would have absolutely no clue what “Elif” means.

I swear that's half the excuses for rejecting something

mcsquaggle

theoW1200 wrote:
PIXEL_BY_PIXEL_ERROR wrote:
New scratchers would have absolutely no clue what “Elif” means.

I swear that's half the excuses for rejecting something

fr

medians

theoW1200 wrote:
PIXEL_BY_PIXEL_ERROR wrote:
New scratchers would have absolutely no clue what “Elif” means.

I swear that's half the excuses for rejecting something

In this case, they could just call it “else if”. Also, when this topic was made, there was a feature called the Tips Window that explained blocks

theoW1200

bump

Toodchop

There's already an easy workaround.

Last edited by Toodchop (July 26, 2025 02:21:39)

theoW1200

Toodchop wrote:
There's already an easy workaround.

nesting is bad doe

CodeComet6161

bump

theoW1200 wrote:
Toodchop wrote:
There's already an easy workaround.
nesting is bad doe

that's not nesting, nesting is when something is extended in a specific way. for example, a nested input

(length of [])

jmdzti_0-0

CodeComet6161 wrote:
What's the point of having an individual block when you just do this:
if <> then 

  

else
if <> then 

  

else

end

end
No support.

https://u.cubeupload.com/jmdzti_/block10152025120522A.png

CodeComet6161

jmdzti_0-0 wrote:
CodeComet6161 wrote:
What's the point of having an individual block when you just do this:
if <> then 

  

else
if <> then 

  

else

end

end
No support.
https://u.cubeupload.com/jmdzti_/block10152025120522A.png

if <> then{

}elif <> then{

}elif <> then{

}elif <> then{

}elif <> then::control
...

tagrim123

if <> then \+ \-{
...
} else-if <> \+ \-{
...
}::control

Last edited by tagrim123 (Oct. 15, 2025 00:55:08)

tagrim123

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