Conditions
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Overview
Conditions prevent lines from running if they don’t pass a test.
They are written between {{}} tags.
| Head | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
IF or empty | The classic if statement. You don’t need to type if though. | IF apples > orangesor apples > oranges |
ELIF | If the previous condition failed, this one will be checked. | ELIF apples > pears |
ELSE | If all other conditions failed, this will occur.ELSE | |
MATCH | A condensed pattern. | MATCH apples |
Same line
This line will only show if the condition is met.
tramp: Spare some change?
Multiple conditions
The player has money,
it's morning,
and two plus two is still four!
Things aren't go well, I suppose.
Match
Check out the Godot explanation.
They can be a lot nicer/neater than if-else statements.
Match assumes the $ (State) by default, but you can use any other.
{{MATCH time.weekday}}
{(MONDAY)}
@sfx sad_audio
{(TUESDAY)}
john: Glad [b]mondays[] over.
{(WEDNESDAY)}
It's the middle of the week.
{(THURSDAY)}
john: The whole vibe shifts on thursday!
{(FRIDAY)}
@sfx happy_audio
john: Aw yeah, friday!
{(_)}
It's the weekend.
Array
You can use AND to test against an array.
{{MATCH time.month AND time.day_of_month AND time.period}}
{(DECEMBER 24 EVENING)}
It's Christmas eve. Get to bed.
{{DECEMBER 25 MORNING}}
Christmas morning!
{(DECEMBER 25 _)}
It's Christmas!
Cases
Cases use {()} instead of {{}}.
Case assume the * (Var) by default, but you can use any other.
{(TUESDAY)} # "TUESDAY"
{(true)} # true
{(x,y,1)} # ["x", "y", 1]
{(class:archer lvl:3)} # {"class": "archer", "lvl": 3}
{($score)} # State.score
{(_)} # Special blank key
To test against mutltiple cases in the same brackets, use OR.
{(MONDAY OR TUESDAY)}
{(east OR west OR _)}
{(tint:green OR tint:blue OR tint:red)}
Default case
Like Godot, the _ key will be treated as an ELSE or default option. It will always evaluate to true.