Conditions
| Note This article introduces conditions in PropertyList XML files. For conditionals in Nasal, see Nasal Conditionals. |
Conditions (or SGConditions) in the SimGear library are a property-based representation of custom conditions based on comparing property values. They can be evaluated from both C++ and Nasal (see $SGSOURCE/simgear/props/condition.hxx and $FG_ROOT/Nasal/props.nas). Comparison of string-typed properties involves lexicographic ordering, as specified by the C++ operators < and >.
Usage
Conditions are supported in
- All bindings, all animations
- State machines
- Various parts of HUDs, 2D panels, PUI/XML dialogs
- Autopilot / PropertyRule systems
… and several other places.
Sample conditions
This is a sample expression for checking if the throttle on the first engine is above half:
<condition>
<greater-than>
<property>/controls/engines/engine[0]/throttle</property>
<value type="double">0.5</value>
</greater-than>
</condition>
Supported elements
Each comparison (like less-than or greater-than-equals) requires either two <property> elements (the first with index=0 and the second with index=1) or a <property> (considered first) and <value> (considered second); booleans compare each of their child conditions. A <condition> element itself functions as an <and> element; that is, it can have several children, all of which must be true to make the whole condition true. Instead of <property> or <value>you can also use an <expression>
<and>
<or>
<not> <!-- acts like logical inverse of <and>, i.e. accepts child conditions -->
<equals>
<not-equals>
<less-than>
<greater-than>
<less-than-equals>
<greater-than-equals>
<property> <!-- evaluates boolean value of specified property -->
<false/> <!-- static false value (<value> does NOT work in conditions !)-->
<true/><!-- static true value -->