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# buildEither(second:)

Produces content for a conditional statement in a multi-statement closure
when the condition is false.

```
@export(implementation) static func buildEither<F>(second: F) -> _ConditionalContent<_LimitedAvailabilityCompositorContent, F> where F : CompositorContent
```

## Discussion

Conditional statements in a [`CompositorContentBuilder`](/documentation/SwiftUI/CompositorContentBuilder) must contain
both an `if` statement and an `else` statement, and the condition can
only perform a compiler check for availability,
like in the following code:

```
var body: some CompositorContent {
    if #available(visionOS 100, *) {
        MyNewContent()
    } else {
        MyOldContent()
    }
}
```

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