If/Else Statements

An if statement is a conditional statement that executes a block of code if a condition is truthy. In LemonScript, truthy is any value that is not null or false. To write an if statement, you can use the if keyword with this syntax:

if ([condition]) {    [code]}

The code will execute if the condition is truthy. You can also add an else statement at the end which will execute if the condition is not truthy:

if ([condition]) {    [code]} else {    [code]}

Here's an example that uses the if statement:

var x = 1var y = 7
if (x < 2) y = 12
print(y) # 12

And, Or, and !

In conditions, you can also use and, or, and ! to combine conditions. Let's suppose x is truthy and y is not truthy. Here's a table showing what the condition would return when using these operators:

Example	Output	Explanation
x and y	false	This returns false because x is truthy, but y is not, and the condition needs both values to be truthy
x or y	true	This returns true because the or conditional only needs one value to be truthy
!x	false	This returns false because it flips the truthiness of the value
!y	true	Flips the truthiness
x and !y	true	This returns true because x is truthy, and the opposite truthiness of y is also true

Else If Statements

In LemonScript, there is also a elif keyword. An elif keyword cannot be used without an if statement. The syntax is as follows:

if ([condition]) {    [code]} elif ([condition]) {    [code]}

This code is the same this as:

if ([condition]) {    [code]} else {    if ([condition]) {        [code]    }}

This means that you dont have to use large nested if and else statements. Here is an example of an elif statement:

var time = 14
if (time < 6) print("night")elif (time == 6) print("dawn")elif (time < 12) print("morning")elif (time == 12) print("noon")elif (time < 18) print("afternoon")elif (time < 20) print("evening")else print("night")