21.4.2.12 else

This element is similar to an else statement in a programming language in that it wraps elements which are to be used when the if conditionals are not true.

[Example: Consider the following example of an else element in a DrawingML diagram within the context of a choose statement:

<choose name="Name1">
  <if name="Name2" func="var" arg="dir" op="equ" val="norm">
    <alg type="snake">
      <param type="grDir" val="tL"/>
      <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>
      <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>
      <param type="off" val="ctr"/>
    </alg>
  </if>
  <else name="Name3">
    <alg type="snake">
      <param type="grDir" val="tR"/>
      <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>
      <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>
      <param type="off" val="ctr"/>
    </alg>
  </else>
</choose>

In this example, a else element is used to define a set of parameters associated with the snake algorithm when the diagram is reversed. end example]

Attributes

name (Name)

A unique name associated with the choose statement.

[Example:

Consider the following example of a else element in a DrawingML diagram:

    <else
    …
              name="Name1">
    </else>

In this example, the else element is named Name1. end example].

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the W3C XML Schema string

datatype.

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_Otherwise) is located in A.5.3. end note]