Scripting Helpers is winding down operations and is now read-only. More info→
Log in to vote
0
Whats the difference between putting multiple if statements and multiple elseif statement?s
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then
end
if v:IsA('Part') then
end
end
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then
elseif v:IsA('Part') then
end
end
Does anyone know what difference this makes and what I should use?
2 answers
Log in to vote
1
Here's a comparison
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == true; execute code
end
if v:IsA('Part') then --//v:IsA("Part") == true; execute code
end
end
--//Is not the same as:
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == true; execute code
elseif v:IsA('Part') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == false, and v:IsA("Part") == true; execute code
end
end
Logic wise these aren't the same thing. A more apt comparison would be
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == true; execute code
elseif v:IsA('Part') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == false, and v:IsA("Part") == true; execute code
end
end
--//Is the same as:
for i,v in pairs(game.Workspace:GetChildren()) do
if v:IsA('Tool') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == true; execute code
end
if not v:IsA('Tool') and v:IsA('Part') then --//v:IsA("Tool") == false, and v:IsA("Part") == true; execute code
end
end
In this one you could just use an elseif instead of two if statements since they do the same thing logic wise.
Just depends on what you need them for but you can make do without an elseif if you really wanted to, but at the cost of a bit of organization within your code.
1
A thing to note, elseif statements are very important in some codes that are very variable reliant as otherwise you may run into the issue of an unintended if statement running because a previous one set the variable to what the next required before the if statement runs, thus causing the next one to run even if it wasn't supposed to. XxTrueDemonxX 362 — 4y
1
Without elseif statements, it could make each subsequent if statement more complicated if you have multiple if statements working on one variable, so while it's possible it's not practical. CeramicTile 847 — 4y
Log in to vote
-2
Elseif makes your code look nicer and you don’t have to put multiple ends.
0
Sorta true, but not quite. It also makes less comparisons. If you use all if's, then we would be running all the if statements. If we did if/elseif/elseif it would go down the code until it finds the if statement that is true and then doesnt run the rest of the if statements royaltoe 5144 — 4y