Executes a block of statements if the logical expression is true. The block of statements starts immediately following the IF statement. The block of statements can be followed by optional ELSE IF statements (any number) and one optional ELSE statement. The entire block IF construct must be terminated by an END IF statement. Format: [name:] IF (e) THEN block [ELSE IF (e1) THEN [name] block]... [ELSE [name] block] END IF [name] name Is the name of the IF construct. e,e1 Are logical expressions. block Is a series of zero or more Fortran statements (called a statement block). If a construct name is specified in a block IF statement, the same name must appear in the terminal END IF statement. If no construct name is specified in the block IF statement, no name can appear in the terminal END IF statement. The construct name must be a unique identifier in the program unit. NOTE No additional statement can be placed after the IF THEN statement in a block IF construct. For example, the following statement is invalid in the block IF construct: IF (e) THEN I = J This statement is translated as the following logical IF statement: IF (e) THENI = J