if

An if expression to call different actions depending on whether the condition is met or not.

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"params" (required)	Object	undefined	null

Parameters

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"async"	Boolean	Specifies whether the action should perform asynchronously.	null
"condition" (required)	Object	The expression to use as condition.	null
"else"	Array	List of actions to execute if the condition is false.	null
"then"	Array	List of actions to execute if the condition is true.	null

Inherited

From Base Action

Base Action

Field Configurations

Key	Type	Description	Default Value
"dynamicParams"	Object	Dynamic params to retrieve data from a specific context e.g. a userSetting.	null
"leadingDelimiter"	String	The leading mustache delimiter to use.	null
"params"	Object,Array	Object containing the properties of the action.	null
"trailingDelimiter"	String	The trailing mustache delimiter to use.	null
"type"	String	Type name of the action.	null

Examples

Example 1: Execute an if query

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If action that checks whether the specified named form shroedingersCat exists and displays different messages depending on the result.

{
  "type": "if",
  "params": {
    "condition": {
      "left": {
        "context": "namedForm",
        "field": "shroedingersCat"
      },
      "mode": "exists"
    },
    "then": [
      {
        "type": "showMessage",
        "params": {
          "text": "does exist"
        }
      }
    ],
    "else": [
      {
        "type": "showMessage",
        "params": {
          "text": "does not exist"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}