Fundamentals of Computer Programming and IT by Pearson

302 Fundamentals of Computer Programming and IT

11.3 THE if–else STATEMENT

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