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title: choose
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The choose function returns one of the specified objects based on a boolean parameter.

Note: This method should be used instead of if (), which has been deprecated.

Syntax

choose( boolean, object1, object2 )

Arguments

• boolean

  • : The boolean operation to use when determining which object to return.

• object1

  • : The first object to consider returning.

• object2

  • : The second object to consider returning.

Returns

If the boolean parameter is true, the first object is returned; otherwise, the second object is returned.

Note: All parameters are evaluated, even the one that's not returned.

Defined

XForms 1.1

Gecko support

Supported.