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if-else statement
subject			fact

if-else statement	can omit braces if there is only one embedded statement
	has part else block
	has syntax if (boolean expression) { if-true statement else if-false statement }
	has example int testscore; char grade; if (testscore <= 90) { grade = 'A'; } else if (testscore <= 80) { grade = 'B'; } else { grade = 'C'; }
	is a subtopic of Loops and Decision Making
	is a kind of decision making statement
decision making statement	has purpose to make a decision on which branch of code to follow in a program
statement	is terminated by a semicolon
	should be not more than one line long if possible
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional

Kinds of if-else statement :

• nested if-else statement (4 facts)