C Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 8

Decision Making

IN THIS CHAPTER

Comparing conditions with if

Using comparison operators

Adding else to the decision

Creating an if-else-if-else structure

Making logical decisions

Working with a switch-case structure

Appreciating the ternary operator

Decision making is the part of programming that makes you think a computer is smart. It’s not, of course, but you can fool anyone by crafting your code to carry out directions based on certain conditions or comparisons. The process is easy to understand, but deriving that understanding from the weirdo way it looks in a C program is why this chapter is necessary.

What If?

All human drama is based on disobedience. No matter what the rules, no matter how strict the guidelines, some joker breaks free and the rest is an interesting ...