From Java to C#: A Developer's Guide

24.2. #else and #elif

For more control, you can also use the #else and #elif (else if) directives. The example below should clarify their use. Note that each #if can have zero or more #elif 'blocks', zero or one #else 'block', and must end with a corresponding #endif.

Here is an example demonstrating #else.

 1: #define DEBUG
 2: // #define SHOW_ON_CONSOLE
 3:
 4: using System;
						5: using System.Windows.Forms;
						6:
						7: public class TestClass{
						8:
						9:   public static void Main(){
10: #if DEBUG                  // true
11:
12:   #if SHOW_ON_CONSOLE      // false
13:     Console.WriteLine("in Main");
14:   #else
						15:     MessageBox.Show("in Main");
16:   #endif // for line 12
17:
18: #endif // for line 10
						19:     Console.WriteLine("running statement");
						20:   }
						21: }
					

Output:

c:\expt>test
 running statement ...