Template Toolkit How to query a % variable % in an IF loop within a template

Hi,

we are using Perl Template Toolkit and have a value of [% action %].

I want to now test this in an IF/ELSIF loop within a template but am struggling as I am simple.

My loop would look like:

[% IF action == i %]
The ACTION is I
[% ELSIF $myaction == u %]
The ACTION is I
[% END %]

But I can't work out how to test [% action %] within the IF loop.

thanks.