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If Statement

an if statement allows your program to make decisions

it runs a block of code only if a condition is true

use the ayla keyword for if statements

egg age = 13

ayla age >= 13 {
    putln("You are a teenager")
}

output:

You are a teenager

This is because the boolean expression age (13) >= 13 evaluates to yes, which is a truthy value

learn about booleans and booleans expressions here

else​

you can provide an alternative block using else

the keyword for else is elen

egg age = 10

ayla age >= 13 {
    putln("Teenager")
} elen {
    putln("Not a teenager")
}

output:

Not a teenager

else if​

you can chain multiple conditions

egg score = 85

ayla score >= 90 {
    putln("A")
} elen ayla score >= 80 {
    putln("B")
} elen {
    putln("C or lower")
}

output:

B

the conditions are checked in order, and the first truthy condition runs

nested If Statements​

You can place an if inside another if:

egg age = 15
egg hasID = yes

ayla age >= 13 {
    ayla hasID {
        putln("Entry allowed")
    }
}

output:

Entry allowed