TryCF Gist

trycf-gist.cfm

<cfscript>
// randomly set truthy/falsy
booleanExpression = !!randRange(0,1);
anotherBooleanExpression = !!randRange(0,1);
writeOutput('<h2>Single statements - no curlies</h2>');  
writeDump({"inputs":{"booleanExpression":booleanExpression,"anotherBooleanExpression":anotherBooleanExpression}});

if (booleanExpression)
    writeOutput( "'booleanExpression' was true" ); // single statement executed if booleanExpression is true
 else if(anotherBooleanExpression) 
    writeOutput( "'anotherBooleanExpression' was true" ); // single statement executed if anotherBooleanExpression is true
 else 
    writeOutput( "Neither 'anotherBooleanExpression' or 'booleanExpression' were true" ); // single statement executed if condition(s) are false

    
// randomly set truthy/falsy
booleanExpression = !!randRange(0,1);
anotherBooleanExpression = !!randRange(0,1);
writeOutput('<h2>Multiple statements - with curlies</h2>');  
writeDump({"inputs":{"booleanExpression":booleanExpression,"anotherBooleanExpression":anotherBooleanExpression}});

if (booleanExpression) {
    writeOutput( "'booleanExpression' was true" ); // multiple statements executed if booleanExpression is true
} else if(anotherBooleanExpression) {
    writeOutput( "'anotherBooleanExpression' was true" ); // multiple statements executed if anotherBooleanExpression is true
} else {
    writeOutput( "Neither 'anotherBooleanExpression' nor 'booleanExpression' were true" ); // multiple statements executed if condition(s) are false
}


</cfscript>