# Quick basic question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 7, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714 "2003-06-07T15:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kraftman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@kraftman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kraftman)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714/1 "2003-06-07T15:27:56Z")

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how do i do ‘or’ inside an if statement?

i know that strictly and is ‘&&’ , so can i just replace that with ‘or’, or do i use a comma?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714/2 "2003-06-07T15:28:19Z")

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||

```auto

if (_x > 0 || _x < 550) {
trace("_x is within movie bounds");
}

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714/3 "2003-06-07T15:33:11Z")

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ok. so || is or.  
thanks a lot 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-basic-question/22714/4 "2003-06-07T20:45:06Z")

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|| is the logical or.  
&& is the logical and.

=)