How can I change this code to trigger the latter IF statements if the first one is false? I also need it to not simply stop at the first one if it is true.

I had some help putting a version of the below code together and am not sure why the code doesn't fire the 2nd and 3rd If statement when the first statement is false (having a null value in either the in the HS Electives field), even if the 2nd and/or 3rd are true. The 2nd and 3rd only fire when the first statement is true. I considered using Else If statements, but that stops the code from progressing when the first statement is true.

The goal of this code is to populate all of the 3 multi-select picklist electives desired fields into a single field, regardless of which of the 3 fields have values in them.

trigger UpdateAllElectivesMSPV1 on Case (before update) {
    for(Case c : Trigger.new) {
        

        if(!String.isBlank(c.S1_High_School_Electives__c)){
            List<String> pickValuesHS = c.S1_High_School_Electives__c.split(';');
            String pickValuesHSStr ='' ;
            for(String HSstr : pickValuesHS){
                         pickValuesHSStr = pickValuesHSStr + '\n' + HSstr;
            }
c.Electives_Desired__c =  pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500);


       if(!String.isBlank(c.Middle_School_Elec__c)){
            List<String> pickValuesMS = c.Middle_School_Elec__c.split(';');
            String pickValuesMSStr ='' ;
            for(String MSstr : pickValuesMS){
                         pickValuesMSStr = pickValuesMSStr + '\n' + MSstr;
          }


              c.Electives_Desired__c = pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesMSStr.abbreviate(500);

 if(!String.isBlank(c.S1_Elementary_School_Elective_Selection__c)){
            List<String> pickValuesES = c.S1_Elementary_School_Elective_Selection__c.split(';');
            String pickValuesESStr ='' ;
            for(String ESstr : pickValuesES){
                         pickValuesESStr = ESstr;            
         }


              c.Electives_Desired__c = pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesMSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesESStr.abbreviate(500);
        }
}
}
}
}

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Best Answer chosen by Alex Solodyankin

Maharajan C
Hi Alex,

Try the Below code :

trigger UpdateAllElectivesMSPV1 on Case (before update) {
for(Case c : Trigger.new) {
String pickValuesHSStr ='' ;
       String pickValuesMSStr ='' ;
       String pickValuesESStr ='' ;
if(!String.isBlank(c.S1_High_School_Electives__c)){
List<String> pickValuesHS = c.S1_High_School_Electives__c.split(';');
//String pickValuesHSStr ='' ;
for(String HSstr : pickValuesHS){
pickValuesHSStr = pickValuesHSStr + '\n' + HSstr;
}
           //c.Electives_Desired__c = pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500);
       }

if(!String.isBlank(c.Middle_School_Elec__c)){
List<String> pickValuesMS = c.Middle_School_Elec__c.split(';');
//String pickValuesMSStr ='' ;
for(String MSstr : pickValuesMS){
pickValuesMSStr = pickValuesMSStr + '\n' + MSstr;
}
       //c.Electives_Desired__c = pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesMSStr.abbreviate(500);
   }

       if(!String.isBlank(c.S1_Elementary_School_Elective_Selection__c)){
List<String> pickValuesES = c.S1_Elementary_School_Elective_Selection__c.split(';');
//String pickValuesESStr ='' ;
for(String ESstr : pickValuesES){
pickValuesESStr = ESstr;
}
//c.Electives_Desired__c = pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesMSStr.abbreviate(500) + '\n' + pickValuesESStr.abbreviate(500);
}

       c.Electives_Desired__c = (pickValuesHSStr!=''?pickValuesHSStr.abbreviate(500)+'\n':'') + (pickValuesMSStr!=''?pickValuesMSStr.abbreviate(500)+'\n':'') + (pickValuesESStr!=''?pickValuesESStr.abbreviate(500):'');

}
}

Can you please Let me know if it helps or not!!!

If it helps don't forget to mark this as a best answer!!!

Thanks,
Maharajan.C

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Alex Solodyankin
Thank you so much Maharajan!

That is very interesting how you were able to use !=''? multiple times within one field update.
Is that basically creating an If not blank then populate the following value?

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