ELSE

Operator that returns the second of two specified values when the conditional expression in IF-THEN-ELSE statement is True.

Syntax

IF (expression) THEN (x) ELSE (y)

Arguments

• expression

  Any expression that evaluates to true or false

• x, y

  An expression that evaluates to an output value

Returns

x when the conditional expression is true and y when the expression is false

Exceptions

None

Example

• IF ('att1' > 50) THEN ('att2') ELSE ('att3')

  [If the value of 'att1' is greater than 50, then return the value of 'att2'; otherwise return the value of 'att3']