Java Programming by Pearson

Working with Decision-making Statement in Java • 113

4.11 PONDERABALE POINTS

1. Java supports all decision making and control statements like if, if-else, switch-case, for, while and

do-while.

2. The fl ow of execution may be transferred from one part of a program to another based on the output

of the conditional test carried out. It is known as conditional execution.

3. if-else, if-else-if and switch-case are known as selective control structures.

4. A null statement is represented by a semicolon.

5. Null statements are useful to create time delay and to end a label statement where no useful operation

is to be performed. ...