🤖 What is an if-then-else statement in Java?

In Java, if-then-else statements allow your program to make decisions. It’s like giving your code a brain to choose different paths based on conditions.

📦 Basic Structure

if (condition) {
    // Code runs if condition is true
} else {
    // Code runs if condition is false
}

🧠 How it works

• The condition inside the parentheses must evaluate to a boolean (true or false)
• If true, the code block under if runs
• If false, the else block runs instead

🔍 Example

int score = 85;

if (score >= 90) {
    System.out.println("Excellent!");
} else {
    System.out.println("Keep trying!");
}

In this case:

• If score is 90 or more, it prints “Excellent!”
• Otherwise, it prints “Keep trying!”

🎯 Adding else if for more choices

if (score >= 90) {
    System.out.println("Excellent!");
} else if (score >= 75) {
    System.out.println("Good job!");
} else {
    System.out.println("Keep trying!");
}

Now there are three possible outcomes based on the value of score.