<h1> This is a minimal example about nested conditionals </h1> <cows> accessible = "something"; var = "quote3"; ifdef (accessible) { // accessible has been defined so this block will be executed print ("<p> The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits"); print ("of the wealthy around the world support a world food system"); print ("that diverts food resources from the hungry. <br>"); print ("A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef"); print ("and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also"); print ("contributes to changing the world system that feeds some"); print ("people and leaves others hungry. <br>"); print ("-- Dr. Walden Bello\n"); // Now, an if statement within the outer ifdef statement if (var == "quote1") { // var differs from "quote1" so this block will NOT be executed print ("We'll never display this ..."); } else { if (var == "quote2") { // var differs from "quote2" so this block will NOT be executed print ("We'll never display this ..."); } else { if (var == "quote3") { // var equals "quote3" so this block will be executed print ("<p> There can be no question that more hunger can be"); print ("alleviated with a given quantity of grain by "); print ("completely eliminating animals [from the food"); print ("production process]. [ ... ] Thus, a given quantity"); print ("of grain eaten directly will feed 5 times as many"); print ("people as it will if it is first fed to livestock and"); print ("then is eaten indirectly by humans in the form of"); print ("livestock products... <br>"); print ("-- M. E. Ensminger, Ph.D., former Department of"); print ("Animal Science Chairman at Washington State University"); } else { // We'd get here if var would differ from "quote1", // "quote2" and "quote3" print ("We'll never display this ..."); } } } } else { // accessible has been defined so this block will NOT be executed print ("We'll never display this ..."); } </cows> <hr> See G-Cows manual for further details
<h1> This is a minimal example about nested conditionals </h1> <p> The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. <br> A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry. <br> -- Dr. Walden Bello <p> There can be no question that more hunger can be alleviated with a given quantity of grain by completely eliminating animals [from the food production process]. [ ... ] Thus, a given quantity of grain eaten directly will feed 5 times as many people as it will if it is first fed to livestock and then is eaten indirectly by humans in the form of livestock products... <br> -- M. E. Ensminger, Ph.D., former Department of Animal Science Chairman at Washington State University <hr> See G-Cows manual for further details
This is a minimal example about nested conditionals The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry. -- Dr. Walden Bello There can be no question that more hunger can be alleviated with a given quantity of grain by completely eliminating animals [from the food production process]. [ ... ] Thus, a given quantity of grain eaten directly will feed 5 times as many people as it will if it is first fed to livestock and then is eaten indirectly by humans in the form of livestock products... -- M. E. Ensminger, Ph.D., former Department of Animal Science Chairman at Washington State University _________________________________________________________________ See G-Cows manual for further details
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