Coding Conditional Logic

There are two branching structures that you can use to code conditional logic:

The CFIF and CFELSE tags
The CFSWITCH and CFCASE block tags

Note:

During this guide, you will learn to code for conditional logic using the CFIF and CFELSE block tags. See the CFML Language Reference for ColdFusion Express to learn about CFSWITCH and CFCASE tags.

CFIF Syntax

<CFIF Expression>
    True procedure
    <CFELSE>
    Not true procedure
</CFIF>

Write an expression using ColdFusion functions and operators.
Define the procedure that ColdFusion should perform if the condition is true directly after the start CFIF tag.
Define the procedure that ColdFusion should perform if the condition is false within a CFELSE block within the CFIF block.