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Java if Keyword

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true

Definition and Usage

The if statement specifies a block of Java code to be executed if a condition is true .

Java has the following conditional statements

Use if to specify a block of code to be executed, if a specified condition is true
Use else to specify a block of code to be executed, if the same condition is false
Use else if to specify a new condition to test, if the first condition is false
Use switch to specify many alternative blocks of code to be executed

Read more about conditions in our Java If...Else Tutorial .

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Java•Java Reference

❮ Java Keywords

true

The if statement specifies a block of Java code to be executed if a condition is true .

Java has the following conditional statements

Use if to specify a block of code to be executed, if a specified condition is true
Use else to specify a block of code to be executed, if the same condition is false
Use else if to specify a new condition to test, if the first condition is false
Use switch to specify many alternative blocks of code to be executed

Read more about conditions in our Java If...Else Tutorial .

❮ Java Keywords