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Name | ### else
Examples |
    for (int i = 5; i < 95; i += 5) {
      if (i < 35) {
        line(30, i, 80, i);
      } else {
        line(20, i, 90, i);
      }
    }
    for (int i = 5; i < 95; i += 5) {
      if (i < 35) {
        line(30, i, 80, i);
      } else if (i < 65) {
        line(20, i, 90, i);
      } else {
        line(0, i, 100, i);
      }
    }
Description | Extends the if structure allowing the program to choose between two or more blocks of code. It specifies a block of code to execute when the expression in if is false.
Syntax |
    if (expression) {
      statements
    } else {
      statements
    }

    if (expression) {
      statements
    } else if (expression) {
      statements
    } else {
      statements
    }
Parameters |
expression | any valid expression that evaluates to true or false
statements | one or more statements to be executed
Related | if

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:05pm PDT