If Else-if in Robot Framework

Question

I want get value from a Keyword by using else if.

Example:

String text = ""  
If variable > 5
   text = "one";
else if variable <5
   text = "two";
else
   text = "three";

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In Robot Framework

I use the code

${txt}    Set Variable
${txt}=    Run Keyword If    ${length} > 5    Some Keyword
\    ELSE IF    ${length} < 5    Some Keyword
\    ELSE    Some Keyword
Log       ${txt}

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ERROR !!!

In Keyword ELSE IF  ;  Keyword name cannot be empty

Solution 1

Just add THREE DOTS (...) in first cell before ELSE IF keyword

${txt}    Set Variable
${txt}=    Run Keyword If    ${lenght} > 5    Some Keyword
...    ELSE IF    ${lenght} < 5    Some Keyword
...    ELSE    Some Keyword
Log       ${txt}

Solution 2

An alternate way to code this with Robot Framework's version of a switch statement is:

*** Variables ***    
String  ${text} =  ""

*** Keywords ***
${text} =  Set Variable If
...  ${variable} > 5  one
...  ${variable} < 5  two
...  ${variable} = 5  three

There may be other ways using Run Keyword If and Run Keyword Unless.

Comments

[Ds Arjun]

The Solution working for running keywords but when a variable is declared inside ELSE IF or ELSE then it is returning error. Ex: If a variable like ${a}= 1 is declared inside ELSE IF and on doing log to console ${a} returning "Variable '${a}' not found."