IF

Chooses a value based on a condition

Usage

IF(condition, if_true, [if_false])

Parameters

condition	(Required) The condition to evaluate
if_true	(Required) The value to use when the condition evaluates to `TRUE`
if_false	The value to use when the condition evaluates to `FALSE`. This is optional

Examples

Example	With these variables	Result
IF(country = “Canada”, “a Canadian”)	country is "Canada"	“a Canadian”
IF(country = “Canada”, “a Canadian”)	country is "Belgium"	NOTHING
IF(country = “Canada”, “a Canadian”, “a non-Canadian”)	country is "Belgium"	“a non-Canadian”
IF(number > 5, CONCAT(“big number: “, number), “small”)	number is 10	“big number: 10”
IF(nombre > 5, CONCAT(“grand nombre : “, nombre), “un petit nombre”)	nombre is 10	“grand nombre : 10”

More information

If no value is provided for if_false (the third value) and the condition is FALSE, then the IF function returns NOTHING.

See also