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-/*\
-title: $:/editions/tw5.com/if-macro.js
-type: application/javascript
-tags: $:/deprecated
-module-type: macro
-
-DEPRECATED -- Since TW v5.3.x this documentation macro is not needed anymore
-Use: https://tiddlywiki.com/#Conditional%20Shortcut%20Syntax instead
-
-\*/
-(function(){
-
-/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
-/*global $tw: false */
-"use strict";
-
-exports.name = ".if";
-
-exports.params = [
-	{ name: "cond" },
-	{ name: "then" },
-	{ name: "else" }
-];
-
-exports.run = function(cond, then, elze) {
-	then = then || "";
-	elze = elze || "";
-	return cond ? then : elze;
-};
-
-})();
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/if-macro.js.meta b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/system/if-macro.js.meta
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-created: 20240310123422910
-modified: 20240310123427872
-module-type: macro
-tags: $:/deprecated
-title: $:/editions/tw5.com/if-macro.js
-type: application/javascript
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