Why does this ```if (true) 1 else if (false) { 2 } else { 3 }.also { println("hello") } if (true) 1 ...

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[dimsuz]

Why does this

if (true) 1 else if (false) { 2 } else { 3 }.also { println("hello") }
if (true) 1 else { 3 }.also { println("world") }

print only "world" and not "hello"?

first one treats whole if/else as an expression why the latter one treats only else branch as an expression?

[ephemient]

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-16275/A-cascade-if-is-not-a-single-expression-hence-issues-with-dot-calls
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KTIJ-22055/Add-inspection-with-quickfix-for-confusing-cascading-if-expression-qualified-call

[dimsuz]

Thanks!