Expected Unqualified ID Error... The simple one

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im running into one of those issues.. the simple ones..

Error:

C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Lantern\Lantern.ino:464:5: error: expected unqualified-id before 'else'
   } else if (Code == prevCode) {
     ^~~~
C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Lantern\Lantern.ino:469:5: error: expected unqualified-id before 'else'
   } else {
     ^~~~
C:\Users\Me\Desktop\Lantern\Lantern.ino:473:1: error: expected declaration before '}' token
 }
 ^

exit status 1

Compilation error: expected unqualified-id before 'else'

Code:

void Light_Controller(){

  if (Code != prevCode) {

     int Code = results.value;
     switch(Code) {
     
   /*
    * Red
    * Green
    * Blue
    * Yellow
    * Pale Yellow
    * Purple
    * Pink
    * Orange
    * White
    */
     case 0xFFA25D: 
       Serial.println("Code 1"); 
       off();
       flicker(1, 10, 2);
       break;

     case 0xFFE21D: 
       Serial.println("Code 2");
     
....

     case 0xFFFFFFFF: 
       Serial.println("QUIT ******* WITH MY CODE!");
       break;  

   /*
    * Red
    * Green
    * Blue
    * Yellow
    * Pale Yellow
    * Purple
    * Pink
    * Orange
    * White
    */
     default: 
       Serial.println("***         !! ERROR !!         ***");
       Serial.println("*** !! UNKNOWN CODE RECEIVED !! ***");
       Serial.println("***         !! ERROR !!         ***");
       Serial.println();
       Serial.println("Please Report \"ERR: 001\" to 573-***-**** OR Email ************@outlook.com");
     }
     delay(500);


    }

  } else if (Code == prevCode) {
    Serial.println("**********");
    Serial.println("* Repeat *");
    Serial.println("**********");

  } else {
    Serial.println("Now Ya Done ****** Yourself!");
  }

}
2

Snippets of code and/or error messages are rarely helpful. You need to post your entire sketch and the entire error message.

If your sketch is very large, create a smaller version that still demonstrates the error. In the process of doing this, you can often find your own errors. If not, post the small demonstration sketch

3 
else if (Code == prevCode)

This and code below it is not in a function. You seem to have ended the Light_Controller() function too early

Auto Formatting the code in the IDE shows it up

    delay(500);
  }
}
else if (Code == prevCode)
{
4

the ellipsis is just there in place of a big section of (almost) exactly the same cases. those cases are not the culprit of the error because otherwise i would have gotten the error pointing to one of the end brackets in the case section.

5

AND BOB SAVES THE DAY AGAIN!!

Thank you!

(i knew it was something stupid simple lol)

6

It was not difficult to find.
As I said

This is particularly true when each { and } is placed on its own line. I cannot understand why people don't use it as a matter of course

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