if

❗By default, every variable is global, meaning every nested if statement will have the same variables as its parent. As of v0.1.1 there is no way to change this behaviour.

🔹 Summary

The if keyword allows the creation of a conditional block of code that only runs if the condition it is assigned to evaluates to True. This allows for use of much more complex logic as and when required.

TLDR: Allows creation of a block of code that only runs in a specific condition.

🔍 Syntax

if (name comparison_op block1) ( block2 ),

• Where name is an identifier that contains a value of the datatype str, num, or bool.
• Where comparison_op is one of the two comparison operators available.
• Where block1 is a str, bool, or either a mathematical expression (with variables) or a num, corresponding to the datatype field of name.
• Where block2 is a block of Lamentable code which can contain anything, just like the base. Nested if statements are allowed.

Examples:

const int a = 45,
if (a == 40 + 5)
(
  shout "a = 40 + 5",
),

const bool b = True,
if (b != False)
(
  shout "b is True",
)

const str c = "Hello world!",
if (c == "Hello world!"),
(
  shout c,
)

Output:

a = 40 + 5
b is True
Hello world!