Conditional

You can control the flow of execution of tests using conditional constructs. A conditional construct begins with an If_Then action and ends with an End_If action. You can optionally include an Else action.

Conditional constructs can be nested.

These are the actions associated with the Conditional step type.

Description

(Optional) If the logical expression evaluates to False, the system executes the steps between the Else step and the End_If step.

Description

The close statement of the If_Then construct.

Description

The first step in a conditional construct. The system evaluates the logical expression in the Recognition field of the If_Then step. If the expression evaluates to True, the system executes the steps between the If_Then step and the End_If step or the Else step, if it exists. If the expression evaluates to False, the system jumps to the Else step, if it exists, or to the End_If step if there is no Else step, and continues execution.

If_Then supports these logical operators:

<>, >=, <=, >, <, =

You can use the AND and OR logical operators to specify multiple conditions.

Example

This example shows the use of multiple conditions and nested conditionals:

Type	Action	Recognition	Value
Variable	Set_Value	&Integer	3
Conditional	If_Then	&Integer>=1 AND &Integer<=10 OR &Integer=0
Log	Message	Determine if integer is odd or even
Log	Message	Enter first nested conditional
Conditional	If_Then	&Integer=0
Log	Message	Do not divide by 0
Conditional	Else
Variable	Set_Value	&Half=Divide(&Integer\|2\|dec=1)
Log	Message	Enter second nested conditional
Variable	Set_Value	&Odd=Substr(&Half\|3)
Conditional	If_Then	&Odd=5
Log	Message	The number is odd
Conditional	Else
Log	Message	The number is even
Conditional	End_If