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InstallShield 2016 » InstallScript Language Reference

Use an if statement when you want your script to choose between two or more options. An if statement consists of the keyword if, a condition to be evaluated, the keyword then, and the keyword endif followed by a semicolon, as shown below:

if (condition) then

// statements to be executed if condition is true

endif;

The condition can be one of the following:

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A Boolean or integer constant, variable or literal.

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An expression that produces a Boolean or integer result.

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A function that returns an integer result.

The parentheses around the condition are optional, but highly recommended for readability.

Tip • Many InstallScript functions return a negative value when they fail. When using the result of InstallScript functions as the condition in an if statement, test for failure by using a statement like the one below:

if (FunctionA (ParameterOne) < 0) then

// Statements to handle the failure

else

// Statements when the function succeeds

endif;

InstallScript provides the following if statement structures:

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if Structure with goto

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if-then Structure

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if-then-else Structure