What is wrong with my if-statement

[kingsaks]

please correct this for me
If(${stockOnHand} = 0, ${dispensingSiteStock} = 0, then “Stockout” else “Stocked”)
Thanks

[wroos]

Would you mind to have a look at the correct syntax for if expressions, please: ODK XForms Specification
There is no “then” or “else” as textual element.

[kingsaks]

@wroos can you please write out how it should be for me?
Sorry, I’m completely new to this

[Kal_Lam]

@kingsaks, we have a list of community discussions on the same topic here. Maybe you could leverage from the workarounds shared/discussed previously.

Maybe you could have a closer look at this post discussed previously (to have a quick understanding of how the if-statement is used):

When is if() function used in formbuilding?

You could use the if() statement when you have to assign a certain value/expression for a certain condition else use another value/expression. Thus, the if statements require three arguments: a condition; the result if the condition is true; and the result if the condition is false. The syntax would be as follows: if(condtion,value,value) if(condtion,expression,expression) if(condtion,value,expression) if(condtion,expression,value) You could learn more about the if-statement by following o…