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Conditional Statements in Java

Conditional statements in Java enable decision-making based on boolean expressions, with various types including if, if-else, if-else-if, switch, and the ternary operator. Each type serves specific use cases, such as handling single conditions or multiple comparisons. The switch statement is particularly useful for comparing a variable against multiple constant values.

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Conditional Statements in Java

Conditional statements in Java enable decision-making based on boolean expressions, with various types including if, if-else, if-else-if, switch, and the ternary operator. Each type serves specific use cases, such as handling single conditions or multiple comparisons. The switch statement is particularly useful for comparing a variable against multiple constant values.

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🔀 Conditional Statements in Java

Conditional statements in Java allow your program to make decisions


based on boolean expressions. Depending on whether a condition is
true or false, different blocks of code are executed.

🔹 Types of Conditional Statements


1. if Statement

Executes a block of code if the condition is true.

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int age = 18;

if (age >= 18) {


System.out.println("You are an adult.");
}

2. if-else Statement

Executes one block if the condition is true, another if false.

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int number = 5;

if (number % 2 == 0) {
System.out.println("Even");
} else {
System.out.println("Odd");
}

3. if-else-if Ladder

Checks multiple conditions in order. The first one that is true gets
executed.

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int marks = 75;

if (marks >= 90) {


System.out.println("Grade A");
} else if (marks >= 75) {
System.out.println("Grade B");
} else if (marks >= 50) {
System.out.println("Grade C");
} else {
System.out.println("Fail");
}

4. switch Statement

Best used when comparing a variable to multiple constant values (like


numbers or strings).

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int day = 3;

switch (day) {
case 1:
System.out.println("Monday");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("Tuesday");
break;
case 3:
System.out.println("Wednesday");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Invalid day");
}
🔸 Use break to prevent "fall-through" (i.e., executing multiple cases in a
row).🔸 switch works with byte, short, int, char, String, and enum
types.

5. Ternary Operator

A shorthand for simple if-else.

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int a = 10, b = 20;

int max = (a > b) ? a : b;


System.out.println("Max is " + max);

🧠 Summary Table
Statement Use Case
if Single condition
if-else Binary decision (true/false)
if-else-if Multiple possible conditions
Multiple exact matches (e.g.,
switch
enums, days)
Ternary ?: Simple one-line decisions

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