HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)

Chapter 4 173
Advanced Forms Design
IF
Table 4-10. Variations on the IF Statement
Variation Description
IF condition THEN statement Simple IF statement. If condition is true, then statement
is executed; if false, then statement is not executed.
IF condition THEN
statement
statement
statement
If condition is true, all three statements are executed in
the order specified. If condition is false, none of the three
statements is executed.
IF condition THEN statementA
ELSE statementB
If condition is true, statementA is executed; otherwise,
statementB is executed.
IF condition THEN statementA
statementB statementC
ELSE statementD
The statementA, statementB and statementC are
executed if the condition is true; statementD is executed if
the condition is false,
IF condition THEN statementA
statementB
statementC
ELSE statementD
If condition is true, statementA, statementB , and
statementC are executed; otherwise statementD is
executed.
IF condition1 THEN
IF condition2 THEN
statementA
statementB
ELSE
IF condition3
statementC
statementD
ELSE
statementE
Only if condition1, condition2 are both true,
statementA, statementB are executed.
Only if condition1, condition3 are true, but condition2
is false, is statementC executed.
Only if condition1 is true, regardless of whether
condition2, condition3 are true, is statementD
executed.
Only if condition1 is false, is statementE executed.