3.3 If Else Statements
Purpose of Else Statements
Else statements: Handles what happens when the if condition is false. Structure of If-Else:
- If statement with a condition.
- Else statement without a condition.
- Both parts have code blocks surrounded by {}.
don’t forget the brackets
if (x > 10) {
console.log("x is greater than 10");
console.log("This code when the condition is true");
}
else {
console.log("x is 10 or less");
console.log("This code runs when the condition is false");
}
if (x > 10)
{
console.log("x is greater than 10");
console.log("this code will always run");
}
- Based on this code, if you were younger than 16 what would it print out?
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Write your own if else statement
- If you were younger than 16, it would print out “You are not old enough for a license yet.”
if (y <= 5) {
console.log("y is less than or equal to 5");
}