C# 5.0 Unleashed

The if Statement

Starting by evaluating a Boolean expression, the if statement can conditionally execute an embedded statement. Two forms exist, depending on whether you want to handle the negative case:

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// Ignore when condition evaluates false.if (condition)    statement-if-true// Also handle the false case.if (condition)    statement-if-trueelse    statement-if-false

Let’s look at an example that uses both branches:

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static void Main(){    var rand = new Random();    int n = rand.Next(0, 100);    PrintEvenOrNot(n);}static void PrintEvenOrNot(int n){    if (n % 2 == 0)    {        Console.WriteLine("Even");    }    else    {        Console.WriteLine("Odd");    }}

In the Main method, ...