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IF
Execute one of several alternative blocks of statements
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Syntax
IF <lCondition1>
<statements>...
[ELSEIF <lCondition2>]
<statements>...
[ELSE]
<statements>...
END[IF]
Arguments
<lCondition> is a logical control expression. If it evaluates to
true (.T.), all following statements are executed until an ELSEIF, ELSE,
or ENDIF is encountered.
ELSEIF <lCondition> identifies statements to execute if the
associated condition evaluates to true (.T.) and all preceding IF or
ELSEIF conditions evaluate to false (.F.). Any number of ELSEIF
statements can be specified within the same IF...ENDIF control
structure.
ELSE identifies statements to execute if the IF and all preceding
ELSEIF conditions evaluate to false (.F.).
Description
The IF control structure works by branching execution to statements
following the first true (.T.) evaluation of the IF or any ELSEIF
condition. Execution then continues until the next ELSEIF, ELSE, or
ENDIF is encountered whereupon execution branches to the first statement
following the ENDIF.
If no condition evaluates to true (.T.), control passes to the first
statement following the ELSE statement. If an ELSE statement is not
specified, control branches to the first statement following the ENDIF
statement.
IF...ENDIF structures may be nested within IF...ENDIF structures and
other control structure commands. These structures, however, must be
nested properly.
The IF...ELSEIF...ENDIF form of the IF construct is identical to DO
CASE...ENDCASE. There is no specific advantage of one syntax over the
other. The IF construct is also similar to the IF() function which can
be used within expressions.
Examples
. This example evaluates a number of conditions using an
IF...ELSEIF...ENDIF construct:
LOCAL nNumber := 0
//
IF nNumber < 50
? "Less than 50"
ELSEIF nNumber = 50
? "Is equal to 50"
ELSE
? "Greater than 50"
ENDIF
See Also:
BEGIN SEQUENCE
DO CASE
DO WHILE
FOR
IF()
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