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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript language elements > Statements > else if statement

else if statement

if(condition) { 
statement(s); 
} else if(condition) { 
statement(s);
}

Evaluates a condition and specifies the statements to run if the condition in the initial if statement returns false. If the else if condition returns true, the Flash interpreter runs the statements that follow the condition inside curly braces ({}). If the else if condition is false, Flash skips the statements inside the curly braces and runs the statements following the curly braces.

Use the elseif statement to create branching logic in your scripts. If there are multiple branches, you should consider using a switch statement.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4

Parameters

condition:Boolean - An expression that evaluates to true or false.

Example

The following example uses else if statements to compare score_txt to a specified value:

if (score_txt.text>90) { 
 trace("A"); 
} 
else if (score_txt.text>75) { 
 trace("B");
} 
else if (score_txt.text>60) { 
 trace("C"); 
} 
else { 
 trace("F"); 
}

See also

if statement

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