Java: An Introduction to Problem Solving and Programming, 8th Edition

Chapter Summary

• A branching statement chooses and then performs one of a number of actions. The if-else statement and switch statement are branching statements.

• A boolean expression combines variables and comparison operators such as < to produce a value that is either true or false.

• An if-else statement tests the value of a boolean expression and takes one of two actions according to whether the value is true or false.

• You can omit the else part to get an if statement that takes an action if a boolean expression is true but takes no action if the expression is false.

• A compound statement is a sequence of Java statements, all enclosed in a pair of braces.

• You can nest if-else statements. Either or both of the if part and the else part can have ...