E0184: missing 'if' after 'else'

In an if-else if-else chain, it is a syntax error to omit the if keyword after else:

function lastName(name) {
  let parts = name.split();
  if (parts.length === 2) {
    return parts[1];
  } else (parts.length === 1) {
    return name;
  } else {
    throw new Error(`unexpected name: ${name}`);
  }
}

To fix this error, write if between else and the condition:

function lastName(name) {
  let parts = name.split();
  if (parts.length === 2) {
    return parts[1];
  } else if (parts.length === 1) {
    return name;
  } else {
    throw new Error(`unexpected name: ${name}`);
  }
}

Introduced in quick-lint-js version 2.0.0.

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