if

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

if ... then ... else

Example:

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

and if and or if operators

Short-circuit versions of the and and or operators.

Further Reading

Resources in our other reference manuals.

*If Then Else *And, And If Operators *Or, Or If Operators

Related Terms

Related terms in the SenseTalk Dictionary.

*then *else