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Conditional statements (1) - if

Syntax:

	if (boolean expression)
		statement
or
	if (boolean expression)
		statement
	else
		statement

(The expression must evaluate to a boolean.)

Example:

	if ((x == y) && (z >= 3))
	{
		r = 23.0F;
		z--;
	}
	else if (x > y)
	{
		r = -4.0F;
		x++;
	}
	else r = 10.2F;

Notice that else if is two words. Some languages have a single keyword elseif, but not Java.

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