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description: executes boolean clause
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# If

<img src="https://processmix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Property-1If.png" alt="" data-size="line"> Facilitates conditional branching and decision-making within flows based on specified conditions. It allows users to define conditional expressions or predicates to evaluate data or flow state, directing flow execution along different paths accordingly. The If node enables users to implement dynamic and adaptive flow by branching based on runtime conditions.

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## Properties

### Common

<mark style="color:purple;">**Name**</mark> - refers to the unique identifier or label assigned to a node within a flow.

<table><thead><tr><th width="139">Type</th><th>Restrictions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>input Text</td><td><ul><li>must consist of letters (A-Z or a-z), digits (0-9), underscores (_), or dollar signs ($). However, a class name cannot start with a digit and dollar sign ($)</li><li>Unique per flow</li><li>Mandatory</li><li>Min length: 1</li><li>Max length: 255</li><li><a href="../../../appendix/reserved-words">Reserved words</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

<mark style="color:purple;">**Description**</mark> - provides a textual description or additional information about a  node within a flow. Unlike the name property, which serves as a unique identifier or label for the node, the description property offers supplementary details that help to clarify the purpose, functionality, or behavior of the node.

<table><thead><tr><th width="144">Type</th><th>Restrictions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Input Text</td><td><ul><li>Max length: 5000</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Specific

<mark style="color:purple;">**Condition**</mark> - allows users to define the conditional expression that determines the branching behavior of the flow.&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th width="144">Type</th><th>Restrictions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Boolean <a href="../../expressions">Expression</a></td><td><ul><li>Mandatory</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Result

No new variables

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## Connections

| Type             | Min count | Max count |
| ---------------- | --------- | --------- |
| in               | 1         | \*        |
| out (yes and no) | 2         | 2         |
