Unit 3 Team Teach - 3.4

3.4 Else If Statements

Else If Statements: Used when you have multiple conditions that need to be checked sequentially.

Flow of Execution: Each condition is evaluated in the order written. The first true condition’s code runs, and the rest are skipped.

Structure:

• Start with a single if statement.
• Follow with as many else if statements as needed.
• Optionally end with one else to handle any remaining cases. Key Concept: The order of conditions matters. More specific conditions should come before broader ones to ensure accurate results.

1. If I was 19 what would it print out?

can vote, old enough for license

1. If I was 13 what would it print out?

wouldn’t print anything

1. Create your if statement with one else if condition.

int num1 = 10;
int num2 = 10;
if (num1 > num2) {
    System.out.println("num1 is greater than num2");
}
else if (num1 == num2) {
    System.out.println("num1 = num2");
}

num1 = num2