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Description

The if node selects a value or path based on the value of its first child-node. The mode of operation is dependent on how many child-nodes the if node has. In all cases it is the value of the first (leftmost) node that controls the evaluation.

child-node count returns
1 0 or 1
2 0 or value2
3 value2 or value3
4 value2 or value3 or value4

Constraints

  • Minimum number of child-nodes: 1
  • Maximum number of child-nodes: 4

Calculus

General

The first (leftmost) child-node is evaluated and compared to the child-node's weight1) to give a meta result. This meta result then determines how the if node will act. (see below)

value1 meta result
>= weight1 true
< weight1 AND > -weight1 undetermined
<= -weight1 false
ERROR ERROR

1 child-node

value1 meta result returns
>= weight1 true 1
< weight1 AND > -weight1 undetermined 0
<= -weight1 false 0
ERROR ERROR ERROR

2 child-nodes

value1 meta result returns
>= weight1 true value2
< weight1 AND > -weight1 undetermined 0
<= -weight1 false 0
ERROR ERROR ERROR

3 child-nodes

value1 meta result returns
>= weight1 true value2
< weight1 AND > -weight1 undetermined value3
<= -weight1 false value3
ERROR ERROR ERROR

4 child-nodes

value1 meta result returns
>= weight1 true value2
< weight1 AND > -weight1 undetermined value3
<= -weight1 false value4
ERROR ERROR ERROR
1)
Weight is a node property that has meaning in only some situations. By default its value is 1, but can be changed to any numeric value.