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* Official documentation: [https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refsu57.html Reference guide: § “The <code>If..then..else</code> statement”] | * Official documentation: [https://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/ref/refsu57.html Reference guide: § “The <code>If..then..else</code> statement”] | ||
* [[IF]], Tao Yue, Object Pascal Introduction | * [[IF]], Tao Yue, Object Pascal Introduction | ||
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Revision as of 10:13, 24 January 2018
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The if
keyword precedes a condition, must be followed by then
and a statement. The statement may optionally be followed by else
and another statement.
If then
if condition
then true_statement
else false_statement;
condition
is a boolean expression that evaluates to true xor false.
true_statement
is executed if condition
evaluates to true
.
false_statement
is executed if condition
evaluates to false
.
A compile-time error occurs if the type of condition
does not evaluate to a boolean
value.
Multiple statements in if then
branch
If you need two or more statements for true_statement
or false_statement
, enclose them within a begin … end
Block (compound statement).
if boolean_condition then
begin
statement_zero;
statement_one;
statement_two;
end;
See also
- Official documentation: Reference guide: § “The
If..then..else
statement” - IF, Tao Yue, Object Pascal Introduction
- If statement and semicolon
Keywords: begin — do — else — end — for — if — repeat — then — until — while