Unsure how to fix "expected unqualified ID before else token"

[brandongrim]

`//header
//define variables and constants

 int switchState = 0;




//setup
// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:

void setup(){
  pinMode(3,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(5,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(2,INPUT);}

void loop(){
  switchState = digitalRead(2);
  
  if(switchState == LOW);
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
}

else{
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay (250);
 }`

Can somebody help? Gone through a few forums already but nothing works.

[alto777]

@brandongrim

void setup(){
  pinMode(3,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(5,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(2,INPUT);}

void loop(){
  switchState = digitalRead(2);
  
  if(switchState == LOW);   // brace here, not semicolon
  digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
}

else{
  digitalWrite(3, LOW);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(5, LOW);
  delay (250);
 }`    // brace here, not apostrophe

// and you need to balance braces { … }

Syntax is a b*tch.

a7

[brandongrim]

Thanks for that, gonna try it now

[alto777]

The Autoformat tool in the IDE can help you spot some errors.

And if you put the cursor in an opening brace, the closing brace will be highlighted, and vice versa, which can help your balancing act and to see what's in, or out, of a { } block.

a7

[brandongrim]

Appreciate it