JavaScript Conditions JAVASCRIPT

JavaScript Conditions  

JavaScript Conditions

Conditional Statements

In JavaScript we have the following conditional statements:

  • Use if to specify a block of code to be executed, if a specified condition is true
  • Use else to specify a block of code to be executed, if the same condition is false
  • Use else if to specify a new condition to test, if the first condition is false
  • Use switch to specify many alternative blocks of code to be executed

The if Statement

Use the if statement to specify a block of JavaScript code to be executed if a condition is true.

Syntax

if (condition) {
  //  block of code to be executed if the condition is true
}

Note: that if is in lowercase letters. Uppercase letters (If or IF) will generate a JavaScript error.

Example

if (hour < 16) {
  greeting = "Good day";
}

The else Statement

Use the else statement to specify a block of code to be executed if the condition is false.

if (condition) {
  //  block of code to be executed if the condition is true
} else {
  //  block of code to be executed if the condition is false
}

Example

if (hour < 18) {
  greeting = "Good day";
} else {
  greeting = "Good evening";
}

The else if Statement

Use the else if statement to specify a new condition if the first condition is false.

Syntax

if (condition1) {
  //  block of code to be executed if condition1 is true
} else if (condition2) {
  //  block of code to be executed if the condition1 is false and condition2 is true
} else {
  //  block of code to be executed if the condition1 is false and condition2 is false
}

 

Example

if (time < 10) {
  greeting = "Good morning";
} else if (time < 20) {
  greeting = "Good day";
} else {
  greeting = "Good evening";
}

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