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Conditionals
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Introduction
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Conditionals are *if ... then ...* statements. If a certain `condition` evaluates to `true`, execute a block of code. If not, don't execute it.
```
if(condition) {
// this will be executed only if
// the condition is true
}
```
Alternatively, we may include an `else` statement followed by a block of code that will only be executed if the condition is **not** true:
```
if(condition) {
// this will be executed only if
// the condition is true
}
else {
// this will be executed only if
// the condition is false
}
```
Example
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The following example will print *underaged* if variable `age` is less than 18, or *adult* otherwise:
```
object "Application"
{
age = 23;
state "main"
{
if(age < 18) {
// variable age is less than 18
Console.print("underaged");
}
else {
// variable age is not less than 18
Console.print("adult");
}
}
}
```
Inline conditionals
-------------------
Just like other languages with C-based syntax, the expression `condition ? true_value : false_value` evaluates to `true_value` if `condition` is `true` and to `false_value` if `condition` is `false`.
For example, the script below will print *underaged* if variable `age` is less than 18, or *adult* otherwise:
```
object "Application"
{
age = 23;
message = age < 18 ? "underaged" : "adult";
state "main"
{
Console.print(message);
}
}
```
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