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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/fsharp.html.markdown b/fsharp.html.markdown
index 69f4eb60..bbf477ba 100644
--- a/fsharp.html.markdown
+++ b/fsharp.html.markdown
@@ -408,11 +408,14 @@ module ActivePatternExamples =
// "banana clips" are the syntax for active patterns
+ // You can use "elif" instead of "else if" in conditional expressions.
+ // They are equivalent in F#
+
// for example, define an "active" pattern to match character types...
let (|Digit|Letter|Whitespace|Other|) ch =
if System.Char.IsDigit(ch) then Digit
- else if System.Char.IsLetter(ch) then Letter
- else if System.Char.IsWhiteSpace(ch) then Whitespace
+ elif System.Char.IsLetter(ch) then Letter
+ elif System.Char.IsWhiteSpace(ch) then Whitespace
else Other
// ... and then use it to make parsing logic much clearer