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nested if statement
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nested if statement	has example if (operation == '+') add(object1,object2); else if (operation == '-') subtract(object1,object2); else if (operation == '*') multiply(object1,object2); else if (operation == '/') divide(object1,object2);
	is a subtopic of Loops and Decision Making
	is a kind of if statement
	may contain an if statement or an if-else statement as its embedded 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) }
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