if-else statement Comparison Table

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if-else statement comparison table

Subject terminate by omit have example have syntax have purpose be have syntax rule contain is a subtopic of is a kind of have part

nested if-else statement a semicolon braces if there is only one embedded statement
if (length < 10) {
System.out.println("Small");
} else {
if (length < 20){
System.out.println("Medium");
} else {
System.out.println("Large");
}
}
if (boolean expression) {
if-true statement
else
if-false statement
}
to make a decision on which branch of code to follow in a program not more than one line long if possible
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
an if statement or an if-else statement as its embedded statements Loops and Decision Making if-else statement else block

Subject	terminate by	omit	have example	have syntax	have purpose	be	have syntax rule	contain	is a subtopic of	is a kind of	have part
nested if-else statement	a semicolon	braces if there is only one embedded statement	if (length < 10) { System.out.println("Small"); } else { if (length < 20){ System.out.println("Medium"); } else { System.out.println("Large"); } }	if (boolean expression) { if-true statement else if-false statement }	to make a decision on which branch of code to follow in a program	not more than one line long if possible	bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional	an if statement or an if-else statement as its embedded statements	Loops and Decision Making	if-else statement	else block

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