Thread: error: expected identifier or '(' before 'else'

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    error: expected identifier or '(' before 'else'

    I wrote a basic c program with if and else if statements to calculate a hotel bill but I keep getting the same error.
    long.c:97:8: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘else’
    else if(room == 3)
    ^~~~
    long.c:133:2: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘else’
    else
    ^~~~
    long.c:136:9: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘return’
    return 0;
    ^~~~~~
    long.c:137:1: error: expected identifier or ‘(’ before ‘}’ token

    The program has been attached,


    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    int main(void)
    {
    	//declaring variables
    	float total;
    	char card, accbasis;
    	int room, days;
    
    
    	//printing statements to get inputs
    	printf("Enter type of room:\n");
    	scanf("%d", &room);
    	
    	printf("Enter accomodation basis:\n");
            scanf("%c ", &accbasis);
    
    	printf("Enter card type:\n");
            scanf("%c ", &card);
    		
    	printf("Enter number of days:\n");
            scanf("%d", &days);
    
    
    	//conditions
    	if(room == 1)
    	{
    		if(accbasis == 'F')
    		{
    			if(card == 'G')
    				total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 12.5;
    			else if(card == 'S')
    				total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 11.5;
    			else if(card =='B')
    				total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 9.5;
    			else
                             {
                                    printf("Invalid card type.");
                                    printf("The total is %.2f", total);
                             }
    		}	
    		else if(accbasis == 'H')
    		{
    			if(card == 'G')
                                    total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 12.5;
                            else if(card == 'S')
                                    total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 11.5;
                            else if(card == 'B')
                                    total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 9.5;
    			else 
    			{
                                    printf("Invalid card type.");       
                                    printf("The total is %.2f" , total);
                             }
    
    
    		}
    		else
    			printf("Invalid accomodation basis.");
    	
    	}	
    	else if(room == 2)
            {
                   		 if(accbasis == 'F')
    		{
                            	if(card == 'G')
                                    	total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 12.5;
                            	else if(card == 'S')
                                    	total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 11.5;
                            	else if(card == 'B')
                                    	total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 9.5;
    				else
    			{
                            	        printf("Invalid card type.");  
                                    	printf("The total is %.2f", total);
                             }
    
    
    		}
                    
    	}	
    		else if(accbasis == 'H')
                    { 		if(card == 'G')
                     	               	total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 12.5;
                            	 else if(card == 'S')
                                    	total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 11.5;
                             	else if(card == 'B')
                                    	total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 9.5;
            		 	else
    			{
    				printf("Invalid card type");
    				printf("The total is %.2f", total);
    			}
    		}
    		else
    			printf("Invalid accomodation basis");
    	}
           else if(room == 3)
            {
            
    
           		 if(accbasis == 'F')
    		{
                            	if(card == 'G')
                                    	total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 12.5;
                            	else if(card == 'S')
                                    	total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 11.5;
                            	else if(card == 'B')
                                    	total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 9.5;
    				else
                                         {
                                                 printf("Invalid card type.");
                                                 printf("The total is %.2f", total);
                                         }
    
                    }
    			else if(accbasis == 'H')
    		{
                            	 if(card == 'G')
                                    	total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 12.5;
                             	else if(card =='S')
                                    	total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 11.5;
                             	else if(card == 'B')
                                    	total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 9.5;
    			 	else
    				{
    					printf("Invalid card type.");
    			       	        printf("The total is %.2f", total);
    				}
    		}
    
           }
    	
    	else
    		printf("Invalid room type");
    	
            return 0;
    }
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    Last edited by Salem; 03-24-2018 at 06:09 AM. Reason: Code added by Salem

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    For some reason I cannot seem to download the file you uploaded. I suggest that you post, in [code][/code] bbcode tags, the smallest and simplest version of your program that you expect should compile but which demonstrates this error.
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    Well the basic reason is because your crappy indentation means you've no idea which braces match up.

    You have too many closing braces.

    The one on line 96 matches the start of main.

    So everything after that is bad code.

    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    int main(void)
    {
      //declaring variables
      float total;
      char card, accbasis;
      int room, days;
    
      //printing statements to get inputs
      printf("Enter type of room:\n");
      scanf("%d", &room);
    
      printf("Enter accomodation basis:\n");
      scanf("%c ", &accbasis);
    
      printf("Enter card type:\n");
      scanf("%c ", &card);
    
      printf("Enter number of days:\n");
      scanf("%d", &days);
    
      //conditions
      if (room == 1) {
        if (accbasis == 'F') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 25555.00 * days - 25555.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type.");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        } else if (accbasis == 'H') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 17250.00 * days - 17250.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type.");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        } else
          printf("Invalid accomodation basis.");
      } else if (room == 2) {
        if (accbasis == 'F') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 17500.00 * days - 17500.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type.");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        }
        /*!! this is your actual bad brace } */
        else if (accbasis == 'H') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 12250.00 * days - 12250.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        } else
          printf("Invalid accomodation basis");
      } else if (room == 3) {
        if (accbasis == 'F') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 9000.00 * days - 9000.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type.");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        } else if (accbasis == 'H') {
          if (card == 'G')
            total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 12.5;
          else if (card == 'S')
            total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 11.5;
          else if (card == 'B')
            total = 7250.00 * days - 7250.00 * 9.5;
          else {
            printf("Invalid card type.");
            printf("The total is %.2f", total);
          }
        }
      }
      else
        printf("Invalid room type");
    
      return 0;
    }
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    Code editors can reformat your code with good indentation (except for nested ifs in Python, but not a problem in C or other languages with braces.) Also, on GNU systems there is a stand alone indent program for C called indent, but it is probably harder to configure to your preferred style than your editor is (and indents default style is weird.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by christophergray View Post
    Code editors can reformat your code with good indentation (except for nested ifs in Python, but not a problem in C or other languages with braces.) Also, on GNU systems there is a stand alone indent program for C called indent, but it is probably harder to configure to your preferred style than your editor is (and indents default style is weird.)
    In Code::Blocks IDE you can select some code, right click, Format use AStyle.

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