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if - This function evaluates an expression to decide which expressions to do

afterwards. Syntax : (if Syntax : (if thisIsTrue thisIsTrue thenDoThis) thenDoThis elseDoThis) (progn

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Syntax : (if thisIsTrue elseDoAllOfThis) ) Syntax : (if Syntax : (if thisIsTrue thisIsTrue

(progn thenDoAllOfThis)

(progn thenDoAllOfThis) elseDoThis) thenDoThis (progn elseDoAllOfThis) )

thisIsTrue - Any valid autolisp expression that evaluates to true or non nil. thenDoThis - Any valid autolisp expression. elseDoThis - Any valid autolisp expression. thenDoAllOfThis - Any valid autolisp expressions. elseDoAllOfThis - Any valid autolisp expressions. progn - Simply means there will be more than one statement here.

(if T (princ 3)) (if T (princ 3)(princ 4)) evaluates to True (if nil (princ 3)(princ 4)) evaluates to False T (if (= 3 3) (princ 3) (princ 4)) (if (= 3 4) (princ 3) (princ 4))

returns 3 returns 3 because T always returns 4 because nil always

(if (= nil T) (princ 3)(princ 4)) returns 4 because nil does not equal returns 3 returns 4

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(if (= 3 3) (progn (princ 3) returns 3

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not equal 4 )

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(if (= 3 3) (progn (princ 3) (princ 5) ) (progn (princ 8) here because 3 = 3 (princ 9) because 3 = 3 ) ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(if (= 3 4) (progn (princ 3) (princ 5) not equal 4 ) (progn (princ 8) (princ 9) ) prints 8 prints 9 program never gets inside here because 3 does program never gets inside here because 3 does program never gets inside here program never gets inside returns 3 returns 5

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cond - This function test conditions until one of them is true. At that point it exits the function.
Syntax : (cond (ifThisIsTrue thenDoThis) thenDoThis) thenDoThis)

(elseIfThisIsTrue (elseIfThisIsTrue

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) Syntax : (cond (ifthisIsTrue (progn thenDoAllOfThis) ) thenDoThis) (progn thenDoAllOfThis) ) thenDoThis)) (progn thenDoAllOfThis) ) thenDoThis))

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(elseIfThisIsTrue (elseIfthisIsTrue (elseIfthisIsTrue (elseIfthisIsTrue (elseIfthisIsTrue )

thisIsTrue - Any valid autolisp expression that evaluates to true or non nil. thenDoThis - Any valid autolisp expression. elseDoThis - Any valid autolisp expression. thenDoAllOfThis - Any valid autolisp expressions. elseDoAllOfThis - Any valid autolisp expressions. progn - Simply means there will be more than one statement here.

(cond ( (= 1 1) (princ "True") ) ( (= 1 2) (princ "True") ) ) prints TRUE and exits doesn't make it to this returns True

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(cond ( (= 1 0) (princ "True") ) equal 0 ( (= 1 1) (princ "True") ) ( (= 1 2) (princ "True") ) ) prints TRUE and exits doesn't make it to this returns True skips because 1 does not

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(cond ( (= 4 3) (princ "True") ) equal 3 ( (= 4 2) (princ "True") ) equal 2 ( (= 4 1) (princ "True") ) equal 1 skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not

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returns nil

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(cond ( (= 4 3) (princ "True") ) equal 3 skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not prints "Nothing" because returns "Nothing"

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( (= 4 2) (princ "True") ) equal 2 ( (= 4 1) (princ "True") ) equal 1 ( T (princ "Nothing") ) T = True )

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(setq a (cond ( (= 4 3) (princ "True") ) equal 3 ( (= 4 2) (princ "True") ) equal 2 ( (= 4 1) (princ "True") ) equal 1 ( T (princ "Nothing") ) because T = True ) ) "Nothing" End of Conditional Statements AutoLisp Advanced Tutorial AutoLisp Tutorial AutoLisp Home Home All questions/complaints/suggestions should be sent to JefferyPSanders.com Last Updated September 28th, 2008 Copyright 2002-2008 JefferyPSanders.com. All rights reserved. prints "Nothing" returns "Nothing" sets variable [a] to skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not skips because 4 does not set a variable

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