# /if

## Syntax

**/if (** ***formula*** **) {**

***commands***

**} \[ else \[/if (*****formula*****)] { ]**

**...**

**}**

## Description

This will run all *commands* between the braces ( {} ) if *formula* evaluates to something other than 0.

* *Formulas* are numeric operations ONLY. You must use MQ2Data string comparison to turn strings comparisons into

  numeric operations (eg. Using .Equal or .NotEqual).
* You may use && and || freely within *formula*, which will be evaluated down to a single term before proceeding.
* Multiple *commands* may be included within the braces.
* There is no need to use ${Math.Calc\[]} in /if statements, since the formula is automatically converted into

  numeric operations.
* *Else* and *else /if* can be used to further refine how/which *commands* are run.
* This will not work on some older versions of MQ2 (IE Jan 25, 2004) You will get a "Failed to parse /if command"

## Examples

```
/if (${Target.ID}) {
 /call Cast "Complete Healing" gem1
}

/if (${Target.ID}) {
 /echo I have a target
} else {
 /echo No target
}

/if (${Target.CleanName.Equal[Banker Denton]}) {
 /echo Banker targeted
} else /if (${Target.CleanName.Equal[Ward Toft]}) {
 /echo Ward targeted
} else {
 /echo Banker or Ward not targeted
}
```

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