If/While (second not working)

April 3, 20232 Views

Can somebody explain to me what the difference is between:

<? php if (have_posts()) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

and

<? php if (have_posts()) { while ( have_posts() ) { the_post(); } } ?>

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Anonymous says:

April 3, 2023 at 8:52 pm
Besides the fact that you can’t have a space between the <? php…They’re both the same.

The first is what’s referred to as the alternative syntax for control structures.

The full statements should look something like:
```
<?php if (have_posts()) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
    
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
```
And…
```
<?php if (have_posts()) { 
          while ( have_posts() ) { 
              the_post(); ?>

     

<?php } } ?>
```
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