# Combined logical testing
**URL:** https://community.silverfin.com/t/combined-logical-testing/1057
**Category:** Templates
**Tags:** operators
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/combined-logical-testing/1057 "2018-07-12T12:13:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Warde](https://community.silverfin.com/u/Warde)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/combined-logical-testing/1057/1 "2018-07-12T12:13:44Z")
I have some doubt about how to combine “or” and “and” in an if statement.
If I have either one of two conditions to be met (let’s say Or1 and Or2) and I have 1 condition that should always be met (let’s say And1), and I like to combine these in an if statement, how should I do so?
{% if Or1 or Or2 and And1 %} nor {% if Or1 or And1 or Or2 and And1 %} appear to work correctly, what would be the right way please?
Ward
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### Author:  [@SamVanEenoo](https://community.silverfin.com/u/SamVanEenoo)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/combined-logical-testing/1057/2 "2018-07-13T07:55:47Z")
Hi @Warde
Using a combination of **or** and **and** statements is tricky in liquid. There are 2 things about this issue you need to know.
1. You can’t use brackets ( ) to prioritize . It just won’t work when using logic.
2. The logic works from right to the left.
This means that if you for example have following statement: {% if Or1 or Or2 and And1 %}. Liquid will first check Or2 and And1 and then check the last **or** statement.
Knowing this doesn’t solve all problems though. The best way to address this issue is by using multiple if statements. Let me give you an example to explain this.
> {% assign var1 = 200 %}
> {% assign var2 = 100 %}
> {% assign var3 = 150 %}
> {% assign var4 = 250 %}
Let’s say want to check this
> {% if (var1 \> 150 and var2 \> 150) or (var3 \> 150 and var4 \> 150) %}
as said, you can’t use bracket. That’s why you have to solve it in the following way:
> {% if var1 \> 150 and var2 \> 150)
> {% assign check1 = true %}
> {% endif %}
>
> {% if (var3 \> 150 and var4 \> 150)
> {% assign check2 = true %}
> {% endif %}
>
> {% if check1 == true or check2 == true %}
> Do something
> {% endif %}
I hope this helps.
Kind regards
Sam
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### Author:  [@SamVanEenoo](https://community.silverfin.com/u/SamVanEenoo)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/combined-logical-testing/1057/3 "2018-07-13T12:34:58Z")