Control Statements - Java for Beginners - page 18

Control Statements

There three types of statements in java.
1. Selection statements

2. Iteration statements

3. Jump statements

Selection statements

• It is to manage the flow of programs that is to be executed based on the dy-

namic conditions which can be only realized during the run time.

• It provides flexibility.

If statement- It provides different paths for execution of program.

Syntax

If (condition provided) statement a;

Else
Statement b;

This means if the condition is true, then statement a is executed but if false then statement b
is executed.

For example

int a, b;

If (x < y) a=0;

Else

b=0;

Now there is one type of procedure using if statement i.e. nested if statement and it is very
common method in programming world.
For example

If (a == 10) {

If (b < 15) i = j;

If (c > 50) p = q;