If (Compound Statement)

A compound If statement contains one or more Boolean expressions and groups of statements to be executed if the value of the corresponding Boolean expression is true .

SYNTAX



 
if Boolean [ then ] 

    [ statement ]...

[ else if Boolean [ then ]

    [ statement ]...]...

[ else

    [ statement ]...]

end [ if ]

where

Boolean is an expression whose value is true or false .

statement is any AppleScript statement.

EXAMPLE

The following example creates a string that specifies whether one value is greater than, less than, or the same as a second value.



 
if ( x > y ) then

    set myMessage to " is greater than "

else if ( x < y ) then

    set myMessage to " is less than "

else

    set myMessage to " is equal to "

end if

set myResult to (x as string) & myMessage & (y as string)