Conditionals

If / Else

Use kama for if and la sivyo for else:

acha niKweli = kweli

kama (niKweli) {
  andika("This is true!")
}

kama (sivyo) {
  andika("Won't show")
} la sivyo {
  andika("This shows instead")
}

Comparison Operators

JamboScript supports both symbol and Swahili operators:

Swahili	Symbol	Meaning
ni	==	equals
chini	<	less than
zaidi	>	greater than
mpaka	<=	less or equal
angalau	>=	greater or equal
—	===	strict equals

Examples

acha umri = 18

# Using Swahili operator
kama (umri ni 18) {
  andika("Age is 18!")
}

acha alama = 75

kama (alama chini 50) {
  andika("Failed")
}

kama (alama zaidi 70) {
  andika("Passed!")
}

kama (alama mpaka 100) {
  andika("Valid score")
}

kama (alama angalau 70) {
  andika("At least 70!")
}

Strict Equality

acha nambari = 5
acha neno = "5"

kama (nambari === 5) {
  andika("Strictly equal")
}

Logical Operators

Swahili	Symbol	Meaning
na	&&	and
au	||	or
si	!	not

Examples

acha umri = 18
acha ana_kitambulisho = kweli

# Using "na" (and)
kama (umri ni 18 na ana_kitambulisho) {
  andika("Can vote!")
}

# Using "au" (or)
acha ni_mwanafunzi = sivyo
acha ana_kazi = kweli

kama (ni_mwanafunzi au ana_kazi) {
  andika("Is busy!")
}

# Using "si" (not)
kama (si ni_mwanafunzi) {
  andika("Not a student")
}

Combined Example

acha umri = 16

kama (umri angalau 6 na umri mpaka 18) {
  andika("Can go to school!")
}

Ternary Operator

acha umri = 20
acha hadhi = umri >= 18 ? "adult" : "child"
andika("Status: " + hadhi)

Switch Statement

Use chagua, hali, kawaida, and vunja:

acha siku = 3

chagua (siku) {
  hali 1:
    andika("Monday")
    vunja
  hali 2:
    andika("Tuesday")
    vunja
  hali 3:
    andika("Wednesday")
    vunja
  hali 4:
    andika("Thursday")
    vunja
  hali 5:
    andika("Friday")
    vunja
  kawaida:
    andika("Weekend!")
}

Keyword Reference

JamboScript	JavaScript	Meaning
kama	if	if
la sivyo	else	else
chagua	switch	switch
hali	case	case
kawaida	default	default
vunja	break	break