| LOCKED | Index Level | LOOP |
| Syntax | |
| Category | BASIC |
| Type | Definition |
| Description |
application of logical (Boolean) operators to relational or arithmetic expressions. The result of an operation has two states; "true" and "false". Logical expressions are considered false when equal to zero, and are considered true when non-zero.
Logical operators have the lowest precedence and are evaluated after all other operations have been evaluated. If two or more logical operators appear in an expression, the leftmost is performed first. Logical operators act on their associated operands as follows: a OR b is true (evaluates to 1) if a is true or b is true. a ! b is false (evaluates to 0) if a and b are both false. a AND b is true (evaluates to 1) only if both a and b are true. a & b is false (evaluates to 0) if a is false or b is false or both are false. The "not" function negates the effect of a logical expression: not(a or b) is true (evaluates to 1) if a is false or b is false. not(a and b) is true (evaluates to 1) if a and b are false. |
| Options | |
| See Also | data representation expression relational operators CASE string expressions precedence NULL Boolean expressions ELSE arithmetic expressions IF Boolean Evaluation AND ! IFR |
| Example |
if x then...
The "then" clause is taken when "x" is a non-zero numeric. Whether x is a numeric constant, or an ASCII string, any non-zero numeric value of "x" is true. word = "apple" chr = word[1,1] print "A": print str("n",chr="a" or chr = "e" or chr = "i" or chr = "o" or chr = "u") : print " ":word This prints "An apple", because chr = "a". visit.date = customer.item<5> if visit.date then ... In this example, the "then" clause is executed if "visit.date" evaluates to a non-zero numeric. if x > 1 and x < 10 then... The "then" clause is taken if "x" is between 1 and 10, exclusive. if (x > 1 and x < 10) or (x >= 100 and x <= 200) then... The "then" clause is taken if either "x" is between 1 and 10, exclusive, or between 100 and 200, inclusive. if not(print.flag = "n") then printer on The "printer on" statement is executed if the value of "print.flag" is not "n". |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP R83 |
| LOCKED | Index Level | LOOP |