Java Programming by Pearson

Working with Decision-making Statement in Java • 83

Explanation: If the numbers are equal the fi rst if condition is true else else block is executed. In the

else part, there is one more if-else. If a  b is true then inside this if block, using one more if-else it

is checked whether a  c, if this is so then a is greater else c is greater.

If the fi rst if condition is false in the else block then else part of the inner if executes which

means b  a. Inside this inner else one more if-else checks whether b  c, if it is so then b is

greater else c is greater.

4.5 else-if LADDER

The general syntax of else-if ladder is shown below: ...