Assign Value to a Variable If
Verb: setVarIf
Assigns a value to a variable if a specified condition is met.
Syntax
setVarIf --variablename(String) [--value(String)] --left(Variant) --operator(ConditionalOperators) --right(Variant) [--negate(Boolean)]
Inputs
| Script | Designer | Required | AcceptedTypes | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| --variablename | Variable | Required | Text | Variable to which the value is assigned if the specified condition is met. |
| --value | Value | Optional | Text | Value that should be assigned to the variable. |
| --left | Left operator | Required | Any | Value that is used to evaluate the condition. |
| --operator | Operator | Required | ConditionalOperators | Rule that is used to evaluate the condition as True or False. Options:
|
| --right | Right operator | Only whenOperator is Equal_To, Greater_Than, Greater_Than_Equal_To, Less_Than, Less_Than_Equal_To, Contains, Ends_With, Begins_With, Matches | Any | Value that is used to evaluate the condition according to the Left operator and Operator.
The value should be of the same type as the Left operator. |
| --negate | Negate | Optional | Boolean | When enabled, negates the rule defined at Operator. |
Example
Example 1: The Assign Value to a Variable If command assigns the value "IBM" to the variable, if it is empty, which is the condition defined at Operator.
defVar --name companyName --type String
defVar --name emptyCompanyName --type String --value "IBM"
setVarIf --variablename "${companyName}" --value "${emptyCompanyName}" --left "${companyName}" --operator "Is_Empty"
logMessage --message "${companyName}" --type "Info"
// Returns: IBM
Example 2: The Assign Value to a Variable If command assigns the value "1733539173" to the variable, if it already contains the text "IBM".
defVar --name phoneNumber --type Numeric
defVar --name assignPhoneNumber --type Numeric --value 1733539173
defVar --name name --type String --value "IBM"
setVarIf --variablename "${phoneNumber}" --value "${assignPhoneNumber}" --left "${name}" --operator "Contains" --right IBM
logMessage --message "${phoneNumber}" --type "Info"
// Returns: 1733539173
Example 3: The Assign Value to a Variable If command assigns "IBMAutomation" to the "company" variable if this variable holds the text "RPA".
defVar --name firstCompanyName --type String --value IBM
defVar --name secondCompanyName --type String --value Automation
defVar --name company --type String --value RPA
setVarIf --variablename "${empresa}" --value "${firstCompanyName}${secondCompanyName}" --left "${company}" --operator "Equal_To" --right RPA
logMessage --message "${company}" --type "Info"
// Returns: IBMAutomation
Remarks
If Value is empty, the variable defined at Variable will also be empty.