Introduction

In this introductory lesson on F#, we will use a conditional statement to validate a condition and perform some simple calculations.

Practical LearningPractical Learning: Creating the Application

  1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio
  2. In the Visual Studio 2026 dialog box, click Create a New Project
  3. In the Create a New Project dialog box, in the Languages combo box, select F#.
    In the list of projects templates, select Console App (it should be selected already)
  4. Click Next
  5. In the Configure Your New Project dialog box, change the Project Name to PayrollEvaluation1 and set the Location of your choice
  6. Click Next
  7. In the Additional Information dialog box, in the Framework combo box, select the highest version (.NET 10.0 (Long Term Support)).
    Click Create
  8. Change the document as follows: 
    printfn "Payroll Evaluation"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Enter the following pieces of information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Employee Information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printf "First Name:      ";
let firstName : string = stdin.ReadLine()
printf "Last Name:       "
let lastName : string = stdin.ReadLine()
printf "Hourly Salary:   "
let hSalary = float(stdin.ReadLine())
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Time worked"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"

printf "Monday:          "
let monday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Tuesday:         "
let tuesday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Wednesday:       "
let wednesday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Thursday:        "
let thursday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Friday:          "
let friday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

let timeWorked = monday + tuesday + wednesday + thursday + friday

let mutable regTime  = timeWorked
let mutable overtime = 0.00
let mutable regPay   = hSalary * timeWorked
let mutable overPay  = 0.00
        
if timeWorked        > 40.00 then
    regTime          <- 40.00
    overtime         <- timeWorked - 40.00
    regPay           <- hSalary * 40.00
    overPay          <- hSalary * 1.50 * overtime

let netPay = regPay + overPay;

printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Payroll Evaluation"
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Employee Information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Full Name:     %s %s" firstName lastName
printfn "Hourly Salary: %0.2f" hSalary
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Time Worked Summary"
printfn "--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------"
printfn " Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday"
printfn "--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------"
printfn "%6.2f  | %6.2f  | %7.2f   | %7.2f  | %6.2f"
        monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
printfn "========+=========+===========+==========+============="
printfn "                                 Pay Summary"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                                 Time      Pay"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                     Regular:%8.2f %9.2f" regTime regPay
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                     Overtime:%7.2f %9.2f" overtime overPay
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "                     Net Pay:%18.2f" netPay
printfn "======================================================="
  9. To execute the project, on the main menu, click Debug -> Start Without Debugging
  10. When requested, type each of the following values and press Enter each time:
    First Name: Michael
    Last Name: Carlock
    Hourly Salary: 31.67
    Monday 7
    Tuesday: 8
    Wednesday: 6.5
    Thursday: 8.5
    Friday: 7.5 
    Payroll Evaluation
-------------------------------------------------------
Enter the following pieces of information
-------------------------------------------------------
Employee Information
-------------------------------------------------------
First Name:      Michael
Last Name:       Carlock
Hourly Salary:   31.67
-------------------------------------------------------
Time worked
-------------------------------------------------------
Monday:          7
Tuesday:         8
Wednesday:       6.5
Thursday:        8.5
Friday:          7.5
=======================================================
Payroll Evaluation
=======================================================
Employee Information
-------------------------------------------------------
Full Name:     Michael Carlock
Hourly Salary: 31.67
=======================================================
Time Worked Summary
--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------
 Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------
  7.00  |   8.00  |    6.50   |    8.50  |   7.50
========+=========+===========+==========+=============
                                 Pay Summary
-------------------------------------------------------
                                 Time      Pay
-------------------------------------------------------
                     Regular:   37.50   1187.62
-------------------------------------------------------
                     Overtime:   0.00      0.00
=======================================================
                     Net Pay:           1187.62
=======================================================

Press any key to close this window . . .
  11. Press C to close the window and return to your programming environment

Using an Opposite Conditional Statement

In the previous section, we use a Greater Than operator to check a condition. That operator has an opposite, which is the Less Than Or Equal operator. We will uase apply as an example.

Practical LearningPractical Learning: Using an Opposite Conditional Statement

  1. Change the document as follows: 
    printfn "Payroll Evaluation"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Enter the following pieces of information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Employee Information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printf "First Name:      ";
let firstName : string = stdin.ReadLine()
printf "Last Name:       "
let lastName : string = stdin.ReadLine()
printf "Hourly Salary:   "
let hSalary = float(stdin.ReadLine())
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Time worked"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"

printf "Monday:          "
let monday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Tuesday:         "
let tuesday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Wednesday:       "
let wednesday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Thursday:        "
let thursday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

printf "Friday:          "
let friday : double = float(stdin.ReadLine())

let timeWorked = monday + tuesday + wednesday + thursday + friday

let mutable regTime  = 40.00
let mutable overtime = timeWorked - 40.00
let mutable regPay   = hSalary * 40.00
let mutable overPay  = hSalary * 1.50 * overtime
        
if timeWorked        <= 40.00 then
    regTime          <- timeWorked
    overtime         <- 0.00
    regPay           <- hSalary * timeWorked
    overPay          <- 0.00

let netPay = regPay + overPay;

printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Payroll Evaluation"
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Employee Information"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "Full Name:     %s %s" firstName lastName
printfn "Hourly Salary: %0.2f" hSalary
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "Time Worked Summary"
printfn "--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------"
printfn " Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday"
printfn "--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------"
printfn "%6.2f  | %6.2f  | %7.2f   | %7.2f  | %6.2f"
        monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday
printfn "========+=========+===========+==========+============="
printfn "                                 Pay Summary"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                                 Time      Pay"
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                     Regular:%8.2f %9.2f" regTime regPay
printfn "-------------------------------------------------------"
printfn "                     Overtime:%7.2f %9.2f" overtime overPay
printfn "======================================================="
printfn "                     Net Pay:%18.2f" netPay
printfn "======================================================="
  2. To execute the project again, on the main menu, click Debug -> Start Without Debugging
  3. When requested, type each of the following values and press Enter each time:
    First Name: Catherine
    Last Name: Busbey
    Hourly Salary: 24.37
    Monday 9.50
    Tuesday: 8
    Wednesday: 10.50
    Thursday: 9
    Friday: 10.50 
    Payroll Evaluation
-------------------------------------------------------
Enter the following pieces of information
-------------------------------------------------------
Employee Information
-------------------------------------------------------
First Name:      Catherine
Last Name:       Busbey
Hourly Salary:   24.37
-------------------------------------------------------
Time worked
-------------------------------------------------------
Monday:          9.5
Tuesday:         8
Wednesday:       10.5
Thursday:        9
Friday:          10.5
=======================================================
Payroll Evaluation
=======================================================
Employee Information
-------------------------------------------------------
Full Name:     Catherine Busbey
Hourly Salary: 24.37
=======================================================
Time Worked Summary
--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------
 Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
--------+---------+-----------+----------+-------------
  9.50  |   8.00  |   10.50   |    9.00  |  10.50
========+=========+===========+==========+=============
                                 Pay Summary
-------------------------------------------------------
                                 Time      Pay
-------------------------------------------------------
                     Regular:   40.00    974.80
-------------------------------------------------------
                     Overtime:   7.50    274.16
=======================================================
                     Net Pay:           1248.96
=======================================================

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