Conditional := Object clone.
The conditional object is an object which is the target of several
methods providing basic flow control to the language. Usually, this
object is not interfaced with directly, instead favoring use of the
global methods with the same names, such as if and while.
Conditional toString := "Conditional".
Conditional and (arg).Sets the conditional object’s truthiness to false unless arg is true.
Conditional or (arg).Sets the conditional object’s truthiness to true unless arg is false.
Conditional then (mthd).Stores the true branch for the current conditional.
Conditional else (mthd).Stores the false branch for the current conditional and calls the appropriate branch immediately.
Conditional if (obj) then (block1) else (block2).Equivalent to the global if method, this method constructs a new
partial Conditional object. This partially constructed object has
its conditional value set to obj (evaluated). On this partially
constructed object, any Boolean operators, like and and or, can be
called on it, followed by exactly one call to then and exactly one
call to else. The final else call triggers the actual conditional
behavior, which calls either the then or else argument depending
on the conditional value.
Example usage: Conditional if (obj) then { case1. } else { case2. }.
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