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title: If Conditional 
slug: reference-guide-3-0-0/if-conditional
description: Learn how to use the "if" condition with ExclusiveGateway statement in a workflow with this step-by-step guide. Enter the condition information, select expression type, and ensure the expression field is in JavaScript, with the hostname as the output para
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createdAt: 2022-08-02T15:36:59.000Z
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If desired, the **if **condition can be used by making a comparison of the value of the output with the **ExclusiveGateway** statement.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/0qvA4WYqo5G0fzV5Ib9AZ_image.png "If Conditional")

For example, a workflow has been created in the figure below. There is a CLI Task in the first step with its output parameter. In the second step, the condition is executed according to the result of the output parameter.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/fIXeD0vAP92mB00XoGEr6_image.png "If Conditional ")

1. Click** connect tool**.
2. The **Propertiesn **tab is displayed to the right of the screen.
3. Enter the condition information.
4. Enter the condition name in the Name field.
5. Select **Expression** from the Condition Type drop-down menu.
6. Enter the conditional into the Expression field.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/cbeDokFzclk9Op5aeZ2EW_image.png "-If Conditional")

The Expression field type must be in JavaScript. **hostname **is the output parameter of the previous step.

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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/g9cApVza9NIhSh0pjZYtA/wwzVRqwoXQ5DRM5iugbqN_image.png "If Conditional")