Simple If Statement

The if is a powerful decision making statement and is used to control the flow of execution of statements. It is basically a two way decision statement and is used in conjunction with an expression. it takes the following form-

if ( test expression)


It allows the computer to evaluate the expression first and then, depending on whether the value of the expression ( relation or condition) is true or false, it transfers the control to a particular statement. This point of program has two paths to follow, one for the true condition and the other for the false condition.

The general form of if statement is –

if( test expression)
{
        statement-block;
}
statement-x;

The ‘statement- block’ may be a single statement or a group of statements. If the test expression is true, the statement-block will be executed; otherwise the statement-block will be skipped and the execution will jump to the statement-x. Remember, when the condition is true both the statement-block and the statement-x are executed in sequence.

Below is the sample program to find if the inputted number is greater than 50 –

#include<stdio.h>

void main()
{
     int n;
     
     printf("Enter any Number \n");
     scanf("%d",&n);
     
     if(n>50)
     {
              printf("%d is greater than 50 \n",n);
     }
     printf("The program ends");
     getch();
}

Also it is advised to make the block of the if statement even if one statement is to be executed for the ‘ if ‘ expression is true . It will make the language easy for you to understand.

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