Behavior depends on a set of conditions
When using expressions, some values depend on other values conditionally. Here are some examples of conditional statements:
- If you oversleep, then you're late to work.
- If you drink a lot of water, then you're hydrated, but if you don't, you're dehydrated.
In expressions, you can approach these conditional situations in a few ways:
IF(condition, then-expression, else-expression)
to choose one of the results based on whether the condition evaluates toTRUE
orFALSE
.IFS(condition1, then-expression1, condition2, then-expression2, ...)
to provide a sequence of condition-value pairs that are evaluated left-to-right until one of the conditions is true.SWITCH(expression, value1, result1, value2, result2, ..., default_result)
to choose one of the results based on the value of the expression.
Expressions may be used in various AppSheet features--app formulas, initial values, virtual columns and column constraints (Editable_If
, Required_If
, Show_If
, or Valid_If
)--to customize app behavior and provide your users with advanced functionality.
New to expressions and formulas? See also Expressions: The Essentials.