xquery if then statement issue

Question

I am trying this code on MarkLogic console and getting this error

Unexpected token syntax error, unexpected If_

Here is the code

let $name1 := "Bob"
let $name2 := "John"

if(fn:contains($name1, "Bo")) then
 return "Bob is good"
else 
 return "John is good"

Answer 1

Your syntax is wrong. Try this-

let $name1 := "Bob"
let $name2 := "John"

return 
  if (fn:contains($name1, "Bo")) then
    "Bob is good"
  else 
    "John is good"