The simple if statement executes statement only if the condition is true otherwise it follows the next state-
ment. The else keyword is used when the expression is not true. The else keyword is optional. The syntax
of if-else statement is given below and Figure 11.2 describes the working of if-else statement.
The format of if-else statement is as follows:
if(the condition is true)
execute the Statement1;
else
execute the Statement2;
OR
Syntax of if–else statement can be given as
follows:
if ( expression is true)
{
statement 1; →if block
statement 2;
}
else
{
statement
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