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If
If
gives
t
if
condition
evaluates to
True
, and
f
if it evaluates to
False
.
If
gives
u
if
condition
evaluates to neither
True
nor
False
.
MORE INFORMATION
If
evaluates only the argument determined by the value of the condition.
If
is left unevaluated if
condition
evaluates to neither
True
nor
False
.
If
gives
Null
if
condition
evaluates to
False
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
In[1]:=
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Scope
(4)
If the condition is neither
True
nor
False
,
If
remains unevaluated:
The form with an explicit case for an undetermined condition evaluates in any case:
Use
TrueQ
to force the condition to always return a Boolean value:
Define a piecewise function with both
If
and
Round
as piecewise elements:
Use
PiecewiseExpand
to get it into piecewise normal form:
Perform several different symbolic operations:
Generalizations & Extensions
(1)
If
can be used as a statement:
It can also be used as an expression returning a value:
Properties & Relations
(4)
Only the branch actually taken is evaluated:
Define a function by cases:
Alternatively, use several conditional definitions:
Use
Which
rather than a nested if-then-elsif chain:
Use
PiecewiseExpand
to convert
If
to
Piecewise
:
SEE ALSO
Switch
Which
Condition
Piecewise
Boole
DiracDelta
TUTORIALS
Relational and Logical Operators
Conditionals
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Procedural Programming
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