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if (condition1) {
Command;
}
else if (condition2) {
Command;
}
else if (condition3) {
Command;
}
Book VI
Chapter 2
Java and C#
As an alternative to the IF-ELSEIF statement, you can also use the SWITCH
statement, such as
switch (expression) {
case value1:
Command;
break;
case value2:
Command;
break;
default:
Command;
}
The SWITCH statement always needs to include the break command to tell
the computer when to exit the SWITCH statement.
The preceding SWITCH statement is equivalent to the following IF-ELSEIF
statement:
if (expression = value1) {
Command;
}
else if (expression = value2) {
Command;
}
else {
Command;
}
To check if a variable matches multiple values, you can stack multiple CASE
statements, such as