C Else If
The else if Statement
Use the else if statement to specify a new condition if the first condition is false.
Syntax
if (condition1) {
// block of code to be executed if
condition1 is true
} else if (condition2) {
// block of
code to be executed if the condition1 is false and condition2 is true
} else {
// block of code to be executed if the condition1 is false
and condition2 is false
}
Example
int time = 22;
if (time < 10) {
printf("Good morning.");
} else if (time < 20) {
printf("Good day.");
} else {
printf("Good evening.");
}
// Outputs "Good evening."
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Example explained
In the example above, time (22) is greater than 10, so the first condition is false. The next condition, in the
else if statement, is also false, so we move on to the else
condition since condition1 and condition2 is both false - and print to the screen "Good
evening".
However, if the time was 14, our program would print "Good day."
