IF (logical)

Conditionally executes a statement.

Syntax

IF (logical-expression) statement

Description

The logical IF statement is a two-way decision maker. If logical-expression evaluates to is true, statement executes and control passes to the next statement. If logical-expression evaluates to false, statement does not execute and control passes to the next statement in the program.

Examples

IF (a .EQ. b) PRINT *, 'They are equal.'

Related statements

IF (arithmetic) and IF (construct)

Related concepts

For information about flow control statements, see “Flow control statements”.