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<P><EM>This is an unofficial snapshot of the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 WG21
  Core Issues List revision 118b.
  See http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/ for the official
  list.</EM></P>
<P>2025-09-28</P>
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<A NAME="227"></A><H4>227.
  
How many scopes in an <TT>if</TT> statement?
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<B>Section: </B>8.5&#160; [<A href="https://wg21.link/stmt.select">stmt.select</A>]
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 <B>Status: </B>TC1
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 <B>Submitter: </B>Marc Paterno
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 <B>Date: </B>21 Apr 2000<BR>


<P>The wording of 8.5 [<A href="https://wg21.link/stmt.select#1">stmt.select</A>] paragraph 1 is
misleading.  Instead of</P>

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The substatement in a <I>selection-statement</I> (both substatements,
in the <TT>else</TT> form of the <TT>if</TT> statement) implicitly
defines a local scope (6.4 [<A href="https://wg21.link/basic.scope">basic.scope</A>]).

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<P>it should say</P>

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... <B>each substatement</B>, in the <TT>else</TT> form...

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<P>As is, one is left with the impression that both "then" and "else"
clauses together form a single scope.</P>

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<B>Proposed resolution (10/00):</B> As suggested.</P>

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