I find the JAL "ifthen" contruct particularly confusing. Is there any particular reason it works the way it does?

Is there some language out there where the false condition falls inside the ifthen block? This seems contrary to anything I've ever encountered.

Please correct me if I am misunderstanding this:

Dim flag, Boolean, true
IfThen (flag, GoHere)
// runs when flag is false (I think)
MessageBox "1"
GoHere:
MessageBox "2"

When flag == TRUE, above will display (message box with):
2

When flag == FALSE, above will display (message boxes with):
1
2

It seems that the only point of the label (GoHere in my example) is to terminate the statement-block, and that block is only executed when the ifthen condition is false.
Am I understanding this right?

Thanks.
-BR

: I find the JAL "ifthen" contruct particularly confusing. Is there
: any particular reason it works the way it does?

: Is there some language out there where the false condition falls inside the
: ifthen block? This seems contrary to anything I've ever encountered.

: Please correct me if I am misunderstanding this: Dim flag, Boolean, true
: IfThen (flag, GoHere)
: // runs when flag is false (I think)
: MessageBox "1"
: GoHere: MessageBox "2"

: When flag == TRUE, above will display (message box with): 2

: When flag == FALSE, above will display (message boxes with): 1
: 2

: It seems that the only point of the label (GoHere in my example) is to
: terminate the statement-block, and that block is only executed when the
: ifthen condition is false.
: Am I understanding this right?

: Thanks.
: -BR

After reviewing the docs, it seems the plain "if" statement makes a lot more sense to me. I guess I can depend on that for most of my needs.

IfThen is good for error handling

Consider this as a logical construct like "IF problem JUMP to ERROR HANDLER otherwise coninue"

: After reviewing the docs, it seems the plain "if" statement makes a
: lot more sense to me. I guess I can depend on that for most of my needs.