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IF Logic Operator for String/Dropdown Menu?

  • Resolved luntuafrica

    (@luntuafrica)


    6 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m creating a grade calculator using CFF and am stuck on one small part. After calculating the base score, the calculator needs to add 2 points if the learner has chosen English as a subject.

    I’ve tried the following but none of them work (where fieldname4 is a dropdown menu, and English is the second option, with number values assigned for each option):

    +IF (fieldname4 = ‘ENGLISH’, 2, 0)
    and…
    +IF (fieldname4 = 2, 2, 0)

    In both cases, the Calculated Field fails to show any result at all. What am I missing and how can I fix it?

    Please help!
    Thanks in advance.

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  • Plugin Author codepeople

    (@codepeople)

    6 months ago

    Hello @luntuafrica

    Thank you very much for using our plugin.

    In javascript, the operator for the equality is the double symbol == because the single symbol = is used for assignment.

    So, the correct would be:

    +IF (fieldname4 == 'ENGLISH', 2, 0)

    However, if the choice’s value is the number 2, you need only:

    +fieldname4

    Best regards.

    Thread Starter luntuafrica

    (@luntuafrica)

    6 months ago

    Thank you so much! It worked (the == operator). Out of curiosity, in what instances would you use just one =?

    Plugin Author codepeople

    (@codepeople)

    6 months ago

    Hello @luntuafrica

    The = symbol is used for assignment. For example:

    (function(){
var r = 0;
if(fieldname1 == 'A') r = 3;
if(fieldname1 == 'B') r = 6;
if(fieldname1 == 'C') r = 9;

return fieldname2+r;
})()

    Best regards.

    • This reply was modified 6 months ago by codepeople.
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