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18 changes: 9 additions & 9 deletions src/content/docs/wix/tools/preprocessor.md
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Expand Up @@ -107,26 +107,26 @@ There are several conditional blocks that let you include or exclude XML based o

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| <?if _expression_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the provided expression evaluates to true. |
| <?ifdef _variablename_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the specified variable is defined. |
| <?ifndef _variablename_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the specified variable is *not* defined. |
| <?elseif _expression_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if a preceding `<?if?>`, `<?ifdef?>`, or `<?ifndef?>` block condition wasn't met *and* the provided expression evaluates to true. |
| <?else?> | Include the XML fragment if _all_ preceding `<?if?>`, `<?ifdef?>`, or `<?ifndef?>` block conditions weren't met. |
| <?endif?> | Indicates the end of the conditional blocks. |
| \<?if _expression_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the provided expression evaluates to true. |
| \<?ifdef _variablename_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the specified variable is defined. |
| \<?ifndef _variablename_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if the specified variable is *not* defined. |
| \<?elseif _expression_ ?> | Include the XML fragment if a preceding `<?if?>`, `<?ifdef?>`, or `<?ifndef?>` block condition wasn't met *and* the provided expression evaluates to true. |
| \<?else?> | Include the XML fragment if _all_ preceding `<?if?>`, `<?ifdef?>`, or `<?ifndef?>` block conditions weren't met. |
| \<?endif?> | Indicates the end of the conditional blocks. |

Conditional blocks always begin with `<?if?>`, `<?ifdef?>`, or `<?ifndef ?>`, followed by optional `<?elseif?>`s and one optional `<?else?>`, and must end with `<?endif?>`:

```xml
{<?if?>|<?ifdef?>|<?ifndef?>}
<xml />
<xml />
[<?elseif>]
[<?elseif?>]
<xml />
<xml />
[<?elseif>]
[<?elseif?>]
<xml />
<xml />
[<?else>]
[<?else?>]
<xml />
<xml />
<?endif?>
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