if

Keyword, if ... then ... else Selector Expression

• keyword

• if ... then ... else

  • Examples:

      if file "piñata" contains "candy" then
        put "Children are happy!"
    else
        put "Children are disappointed."
    end if

• (if ... then ... else) selector expression

  • Examples:

      set age to (if years >= 100 then "centuries" else "many years")

  and if

• or if operators

  • short-circuit versions of the and and or operators