if <> then 

  

else
if <> then

end
end

WallydogChoppychop wrote:

-1

The workaround is to easy I don't think it is useful enough to be added.

if <> then 

  

else
if <> then

end
end

if <...::grey> then{
stuff::grey
}else if<...::grey>{
more stuff::grey
}@delInput@addInput::control

Pengufenhoffer wrote:

ihavenocluewhythisis wrote:

scimonster wrote:

mathfreak231 wrote:

First of all, nobody calls it Elif. It's “elseif” or “else if”.

Python users do, as that's the name of the Python keyword.

What's wrong with simply stacking if/elses?

if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
...

its too big

What if we could make switch statements in scratch? As in java.
switch() {
case 1:
does_something;
case 2:
does_something_else;
case 3:
does_something_completely _different;
default:
does_something_significantly_less_exciting;
}

jmdzti_0-0 wrote:

Pengufenhoffer wrote:

ihavenocluewhythisis wrote:

scimonster wrote:

mathfreak231 wrote:

First of all, nobody calls it Elif. It's “elseif” or “else if”.

Python users do, as that's the name of the Python keyword.

What's wrong with simply stacking if/elses?

if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
if <...> then
    ...
else
...

its too big

What if we could make switch statements in scratch? As in java.
switch() {
case 1:
does_something;
case 2:
does_something_else;
case 3:
does_something_completely _different;
default:
does_something_significantly_less_exciting;
}

No support for that. Doing that is kinda mixing too much ingridients in the pot, keep it to blocks, as this is a begginer language.

WallydogChoppychop wrote:

-1

The workaround is to easy I don't think it is useful enough to be added.

if <> then 

  

else
if <> then

end
end

WallydogChoppychop wrote:

-1

The workaround is to easy I don't think it is useful enough to be added.

MushroomMan99 wrote:

No support.

Scratch keeps things simple by limiting the number of blocks. Adding an unnecessary block with an easy workaround does not really help anyone.

if <> then 

  

else

end

iiucandyfloss wrote:

You can use this:

if <not <something something>> then
do something something
end

Or you can stack if elses.

Problem solved. Messy, yes, but aesthetics are not the main focus of coding. They are not the focus of coding in any sense.

iiucandyfloss wrote:

You can use this:

if <not <something something>> then
do something something
end

Or you can stack if elses.

Problem solved. Messy, yes, but aesthetics are not the main focus of coding. They are not the focus of coding in any sense.

Tymewalk wrote:

I play around with programming languages other than Scratch a little, and I notice they have something Scratch doesn't have - an else-if block.
For example, this example code uses elseif:

if (thing) {
do stuff
} else if (other thing) {
do other stuff
} else {
more stuff
}

I think this could be included in the if-else block by adding two arrows button on the side of the block, like some other blocks in Snap! have, to add an else if. I see that you can already do this with nested if-else blocks, but that gets really messy and confusing quickly. Here is what I am talking about by “nested if-else”:

if <condition> then
 some stuff
else 
if <condition2> then
do other stuff
    
end

end

Zebra coloring would not be added, because the if/else if/else will be one big block, like this:

if <> then
    example
else if <> :: celse
    another example
else if <> :: celse
    more stuff
else
    yet another example
end

People who think this is a good idea (AKA Supporters):
Tymewalk (That's me! Wait, don't I already support my own idea?)
MathlyCat
JamesOuO
cwkethan1508
liam48D
theonlygusti
IronBit_Studios
Nether_before
Vetpetmon
A-no-meep
chuckdaboss
Gaza101
pokejafe
PotOfGold

14 supporters

Semi-supporters:

stickfiregames
matey1234
Invisibowl

Who else thinks this is a good idea?

jmdzti_0-0 wrote:

WallydogChoppychop wrote:

-1

The workaround is to easy I don't think it is useful enough to be added.

if <> then 

  

else
if <> then

end
end

At most you can ±0 or +1, but you can't subtract supporters, that's just… not how it works.
—————————————————————————————————————————
It may be messy, so maybe copy λSnap!'s idea to do this:

if <...::grey> then{
stuff::grey
}else if<...::grey>{
more stuff::grey
}@delInput@addInput::control

AonymousGuy wrote:

What would this look like? Would it be multiple ifs part of one block?

else if <>{

  


}::control

if <> then{

}else if <>{

  


}::control

Birdlegs wrote:

ChocolatePi wrote:

I mean, it can get very messy, but without an expander retractor thing I'm just gonna have to not support this idea.
Maybe something like this:

if () then

else, if () then + ::celse // The "+" would put another else if after this one but before the "else"

else :: celse

end

We'd have to be able to subtract them too… That could make the block look ugly. Perhaps the plus and minus would only appear when you moused over the block. However, that could mean some extra lag in the project editor, constantly checking for mouse contact just for that. Perhaps you could just add/subtract to/from “if/else” in the right-click menu.

if <> then {
} else if <> {
} else {
} (+::operators) (-::) :: control

if <...::#bbbbbb> then 
...
else
if <...::#bbbbbb> then 
...
else
...
end
end

if <> then{

}end@addInput ::control 

abdavark wrote:

if <...::#bbbbbb> then 
...
else
if <...::#bbbbbb> then 
...
else
...
end
end

if <> then 
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if <> then 
if <> then 
if <> then 
if <> then 
if <> then 
if <> then 

  

else

end

  

else

end
  

else

end
  

else

end
  

else

end
  

else

end
  

else

end
  

else

end

if <> then {

} else if <> then{

} (+::grey) (-::grey) :: control