if statement concept from the Java knowledge base

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if statement

subject fact

if statement can omit braces if there is only one embedded statement added by: JK, source: On To Java, 2001-10-19 11:36:52.0
has part boolean expression
has syntax
if (boolean expression) {
embedded statement(s)
}
source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:36:52.0
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 2001-10-19 11:36:35.0

statement is terminated by a semicolon 2001-10-19 11:37:57.0
should be not more than one line long if possible

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

Kinds of if statement :

if statement	can omit braces if there is only one embedded statement
	has part boolean expression
	has syntax if (boolean expression) { embedded statement(s) }
	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
statement	should be not more than one line long if possible
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional