Elif (else-if) block

Malicondi

The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
I suggested the ability to add more and it could go up to nine or something. You could remove it and any code inside would simply just be kicked out of that statement, but it wouldn't be deleted

Malicondi wrote:
but how would you extend the elifs?

Last edited by Malicondi (March 3, 2024 19:29:07)

The-Sushi-Cat

Malicondi wrote:
The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
I suggested the ability to add more and it could go up to nine or something. You could remove it and any code inside would simply just be kicked out of that statement, but it wouldn't be deleted
Malicondi wrote:
but how would you extend the elifs?

Lil' plus at the bottom of the block

Lmao statement was not the right word

Last edited by The-Sushi-Cat (March 3, 2024 19:41:00)

Malicondi

The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
Malicondi wrote:
The-Sushi-Cat wrote:
I suggested the ability to add more and it could go up to nine or something. You could remove it and any code inside would simply just be kicked out of that statement, but it wouldn't be deleted
Malicondi wrote:
but how would you extend the elifs?
Lil' plus at the bottom of the statement

seems simple enought, support.

starlightsparker

Bump

Sussycrewmate12

Support because this would make most codes become a large mess of orange blocks a bit less, and also because I might as well because I supported a dupe.

Last edited by Sussycrewmate12 (March 7, 2024 17:15:46)

MagicCoder330

dupes be rolling

MagentaDude1359

support, it can get real messy when using a ton of if-elses

StarSubject

An else if block would look like this:

if <> then {
…
}elseif<>{
…

medians

Bringing this topic up.

ihavenocluewhythisis

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

BringUpYourPost

This will encourage nesting, as a never nesting no support

jmdzti_0-0

ProdigyZeta7 wrote:
if <>
else <>
else <>
end
Ah, there we go.

So how would this be made, exactly? Would there be (+) at the bottom part of the loop so when it's clicked the above happens? I support.

Support!

Would look like this

if <> then{

}else if <>{

}@delInput@addInput::control

Quantum1993

frdsaw wrote:
I suggest adding an Elif (else-if) Block so you don't have to have numerous else and if blocks. I also suggest, with this, that you can change the elif amount ( making it changeable by length through numbers as part of the elif block.).
I hope you take this into account, as I would find it very useful.

(Feels like a speech! XD)

Couldn't you just do this?

if <> then 

  

else
if <> then

end
end

starlightsparker

Oh my god we get it
Yes, you can do that
but it stacks blocks and that becomes messy

ywc2

Interesting, but it might confuse new users because it's unclear which way the code will go since there are multiple possible outputs, the standard if-else chain is simple to understand.

Quantum1993

starlightsparker wrote:
Oh my god we get it
Yes, you can do that
but it stacks blocks and that becomes messy

I agree with @ywc2. This would be confusing to most users.

scratchyGabby6

BringUpYourPost wrote:
This will encourage nesting, as a never nesting no support

it's the opposite as without this block it would look like this:

if <> then 

else
if <> then 

else
if <> then 

else
if <> then 

else
if <> then 

else
if <> then 

else

end
end
end
end
end
end

but with the elseif block, it would look like this:

if <> then {

} else if <> then @delInput {

} else if <> then @delInput {

} else if <> then @delInput {

} else if <> then @delInput {

} else if <> then @delInput {

} else {

} @addInput :: control

where the backward arrow removes the corresponding “else if” statement and the front facing arrow adds an “else if” statement

Davido2210

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?

Me

BigNate469

I support. I don't like nesting so many if-then-else blocks.
Also, this is already a feature in most other Blockly-based programming languages, why not add it to Scratch?

ihavenocluewhythisis

frdsaw wrote:
I suggest adding an Elif (else-if) Block so you don't have to have numerous else and if blocks. I also suggest, with this, that you can change the elif amount ( making it changeable by length through numbers as part of the elif block.).
I hope you take this into account, as I would find it very useful.

(Feels like a speech! XD)

heres a elif just because

if <> is true then {code} else if <> is true {more code} else{even more code} [else = true v]+ - :: control

Last edited by ihavenocluewhythisis (May 14, 2024 20:47:25)

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