How to include function in if statement - Harlowe

Asphexan

Is there any way possible to include a function inside an if statement?

Say if I have something like this:

(if: introcheck is 0)[(set: ($name) as (prompt: "What's your name?"))]

When I run the game, it says something like this:

☕ Unexpected identifier►☕ Unexpected identifier►

Help!

greyelf

There are a number of syntax errors in your example:

a. your introcheck variable is missing a dollar sign at the start, this results in the first Unexpected identifier error.

b. you have unnecessary brackets around the $name variable.

c. you are incorrectly using an as operator to do an assignment, when it should be a to operator.

Try the following:

(if: $introcheck is 0)[(set: $name to (prompt: "What's your name?"))]

note:
If the $introcheck variable is meant to track if something has occurred or not, then you should use a boolean value (true/false) instead of 0 and 1.
Initialize the variable in your startup tagged passage like so:

(set: $introcheck to false)

... and change the check to be:

(if: not $introcheck)[(set: $name to (prompt: "What's your name?"))]

TheMadExile

You seem to be missing the variable sigil on introcheck, have unnecessary parenthesis wrapped around $name, and are trying to use as for assignment when you should be using to.

Try something like the following:

(if: $introcheck is 0)[(set: $name to (prompt: "What's your name?"))]