# How to IF item1 or item2 or item3 DO **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [March 6, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573 "2024-03-06T08:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeroen.mulder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jeroen.mulder](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeroen.mulder)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 8:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/1 "2024-03-06T08:41:50Z")
This seems a clumsy way to check against 3 text strings. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/a/8abaa762acbe43de674bd6a2c8b2f6e6ab6cb0f7.png) This however does not work. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/d/1d1cd578f6161898f6019573fb430f5d8ec48779.png) What is the better way? There is no CASE statement. ---
**Author:** ![gm.cellinig8f](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gm.cellinig8f/32/163435_2.png) [@gm.cellinig8f](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gm.cellinig8f)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/2 "2024-03-06T09:02:01Z")
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**Author:** ![tiny\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tiny\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tiny_apps)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/3 "2024-03-06T12:39:04Z")
You may use Does the list contents .and use list of items ---
**Author:** ![jeroen.mulder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jeroen.mulder](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeroen.mulder)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/4 "2024-03-06T13:51:01Z")
Did you forget to paste a picture or am I not understanding your answer? ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tiny\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tiny_apps)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/5 "2024-03-06T15:26:47Z")
Your list will contain all equal to statements and check if list contains value TRUE… sorry I am not in front OF PC to ist screenshot ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_apps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@tiny\_apps](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tiny_apps)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/6 "2024-03-06T15:30:06Z")
Or Make a block like … If … value of object is in a list… list item1, item2 etc ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/7 "2024-03-06T15:53:12Z")
> [@gm.cellinig8f](#): > > follow @gm.cellinig8f At the bottom of each topic is a notification menu so that you don’t have to post “follow” in order to get updates: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/1/3/131afe5c010e2a828727e57e80f924e76bd92cee.png) ---
**Author:** ![gm.cellinig8f](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gm.cellinig8f/32/163435_2.png) [@gm.cellinig8f](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gm.cellinig8f)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/8 "2024-03-07T12:13:35Z")
> [@tiny\_apps](#): > > If … value of object is in a list… list item1, item2 etc Ciao. I’m not sure I understood. Can you please show an example of blocks? Grazie ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/9 "2024-03-07T12:33:06Z")
This would be my approach also It’s a clever way around chaining a bunch of OR statements together. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/10 "2024-03-07T15:27:21Z")
> [@gm.cellinig8f](#): > > I’m not sure I understood. Can you please show an example of blocks? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/4/341cf821e889944694dce755f7509ee76705e99a.png) The advantage of using this method is that if you need to add 3 more or 50 more text strings to check, it’s a simple quick process to add them. It doesn’t take any additional blocks. ---
**Author:** ![jeroen.mulder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jeroen.mulder](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jeroen.mulder)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/11 "2024-03-08T08:03:14Z")
Thanks. That is a clean and nice solution. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-if-item1-or-item2-or-item3-do/2877573/12 "2024-06-06T08:04:01Z")
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