README.md

If

As a ternary operator

As you already know, like most things in Cinciarellang, the if construct is an expression. An if is great if you have to pick a value based on a binary choice:

foo = 2;
x = if foo < 3 then 'small' else 'big';
x == 'small'; //true

Because if is an expression, you can concatenate any number of if-else-ifs as you want (although you'll probably prefer using match if you reach that point):

foo = 2;

x = if foo < 3 
        then 'small' 
        else if foo > 3 
                then 'big'
                else 'equal';

x == 'small'; //true

With code blocks

You can also use if with code blocks, in that case you don't need to use the then keyword, but you need to return the result:

foo = 2;

x = if foo < 3 {
    return 'small';
}else{
    return 'big'
}

As a statement

And of course, you can even treat if as a statement (by ignoring its return value):

foo = 2;

if foo < 3 {
    print('small');
}else{
    print('big')
}

Note that the parentheses () around the condition aren't compulsory. This style is consistent across the language, and it helps you avoid typing out unnecessary keys