Can Edit Condition utilize a variable to represent a physical device On or Off State?

#1

I am using the Edit Condition builder to create a condition comparing the state (On or Off) of a physical device (light switch). In the command builder, in the “compare to” section, if I select “Value”, it shows me a predefined list of “On” or “Off”.

I would like to utilize a “Variable” (rather than a Value) to make this comparison more generic (ie, the variable would indicate whether the device state is being compared to On or Off).

But, I have tried using boolean, integer and string variable values, and nothing seems to satisfy the compare. Is there a way to accomplish this? I could write separate On and Off sections of code, but would prefer to make this more generic. Appreciate any suggestions.

#2

Not sure if I’m understanding the question properly… what if you use an Expression to do the comparison?

If [device:switch] == 1 is true
  Log to console Device is on
#3

I am trying to do a more complex loop to ensure multiple switches are all turned ON or OFF (despite zwave inconsistency).

The IF condition looks like the following:
If
{theSwitches} switch is off
save matching devices to {switchesStillOff}
then
[more code to turn them On, increment loop counters, etc]

The result is that if ANY of the theSwitches are off, they will be saved into another device list.
Then I repeatedly turn them On until they are eventually all turned On.

This is a complex IF condition in which the command builder lets you define a comparison between the state of physical devices and something else. My question relates to the “compare to” section in which you can compare the state of light switches to a “value” (predefined list of On and Off in the case of a physical device that is a “switch”) or to something else like a “variable.”

But it doesnt appear to allow the On or Off “value” to be defined in a variable.