if then else end inside a local?

[Michael Orsino]

What I want is for whenever 'loss' is used, for it to pick the best formula based on their level.
I know I could do it another way, but I wanted to keep it in the local. Is that possible?

local loss = if getPlayerLevel(target) < 30 then
			(((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target))) * 3
		     elseif getPlayerLevel(target) > 30 and getPlayerLevel(target) < 80 then
			(((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target))) * 2
		     elseif getPlayerLevel(target) > 80 then
			(((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target)))
end
end
return TRUE
end

 

[Jano]

local loss = getPlayerLevel(target) < 30 and (((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target))) * 3 or (getPlayerLevel(target) > 30 and getPlayerLevel(target) < 80) and (((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target))) * 2 or getPlayerLevel(target) > 80 and (((getPlayerLevel(cid) - getPlayerLevel(target)) / 100)-1) * (getExperienceForLevel(getPlayerLevel(target)))

 

[Jano]

same as php works

($value ? "$value" : "-/-")

Lua simple example

local val = math.random(1, 2) == 2 and "two" or "one"

 

[Michael Orsino]

Thankee <3