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Posted by erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

can somebody explain me with simply words what an else if statement is?

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3 Answers

Moritz Lang
Moritz Lang
25,909 Points
Moritz Lang
Moritz Lang
25,909 Points

Hi Eric, you should say "if-else-Statement", because the if always comes first. If-Else-Statement means your whole block of code starting with the if keyword and ending with the last brace of the else part. A statement in programming is simply one command you give to the program. var firstName = "Moritz" e.g. is also a statement.

erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points
erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

does not really help but thank you. can you give me please an example like an example that contents all if-statements(if statements,else statements, is else statement)? thanks

Moritz Lang
Moritz Lang
25,909 Points

An example would be:

// the statement starts here
if 4 > 4 {
    print("Magic!")
} else {
    print("Everything's okay!")
}
// and ends right here
Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points
Jhoan Arango
Jhoan Arango
14,575 Points

Hello Erik:

"if-else" is a Conditional Statement. Meaning that some condition needs to pass so that a block of code can be executed. If we compare it to a real life scenario it could be something like this. 

let myCar = "On"

if myCar == "On"{
    print("My Car is On")
} else {
    print("My Car is Off")
}

// It will print "My Car is On"

In the example above, you can translate it to. If myCar is On, then print "My Car is On", otherwise print "My Car Is Off". IN this case, since the "condition" is true, then it will execute the first code, if the condition is false, then it will execute the code inside the "else" statement.

I hope this helps you.

Good luck.