# ifelse > If a condition is truthy, return `x`; otherwise, return `y`.
## Usage ```javascript var ifelse = require( '@stdlib/utils/if-else' ); ``` #### ifelse( bool, x, y ) If a condition is truthy, returns `x`; otherwise, returns `y`. ```javascript var z = ifelse( true, 1.0, -1.0 ); // returns 1.0 z = ifelse( false, 1.0, -1.0 ); // returns -1.0 ```
## Examples ```javascript var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var ifelse = require( '@stdlib/utils/if-else' ); var z; var i; for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) { z = ifelse( randu() > 0.9, 'BOOP', 'beep' ); console.log( z ); } ```