7.4

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Arguments

expression

Boolean value. If it evaluates to true, the function returns the contents of trueresult, otherwise it returns the contents of falsere-

sult.

trueresult, falseresult

Values of any type, as long as both are of the same type. The return value of the function is therefore of the same type as

trueresult and falseresult.

Code Sample Example

This example changes the text to display according to the current value of a variable.

Example

show(if(&pagenumber=1,'Customer Copy','Store Copy'))

IntToFloat (function)

Converts an integer expression into a measure value.

Syntax

inttofloat( expression ) measure value

Argument

expression

Integer value to be converted.

Code Sample Example

This example uses a loop to draw a series of blue rectangles.

Example

define(&x,integer,1)

%Define loop variable

setfillcolor([100,100,0,0])

%Fill blue

for(&x,1,1,10)

%Set up loop

%We must convert &x because rectfill

%expects measure values

rectfill(inttofloat(&x)/2,1,0.1,1)

%Draw rectangle