Q: What does this statement do?

Hi Experts,

I have come across the following code (in a SAP standard function module):

F 1 = 2. MESSAGE E008(R3). ENDIF.

Can somebody please explain what this does? As I see it 1 is never equal to 2, so this if-statement is never true, hence I do not see the point of having it...

Thank you in advance,

Mikael