else : Schema

else

Schema

When if is present, and the instance fails to validate against its subschema, then validation succeeds against this keyword if the instance successfully validates against this keyword’s subschema.

Kind	Applicator
Applies To	Any
Dialect	2020-12
Introduced In	Draft 7
Vocabulary	Applicator
Specification	https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/json-schema-core.html#section-10.2.2.3
Metaschema	https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/meta/applicator
Affected By	if (Vocabulary: Applicator)
Also see	then (Vocabulary: Applicator) allOf (Vocabulary: Applicator) anyOf (Vocabulary: Applicator) oneOf (Vocabulary: Applicator) not (Vocabulary: Applicator)

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