Apr 13, 2017 · I am trying to discern the difference between: if else and else if How do you use these? And when do you use them and when not?

You already gave the answer yourself. if/else is for true/false result, like is an int=2 or any other possible int value, and if/elseif is for more than 2 results, like an int=2, and int=3 and so on.

One reason very old languages use this distinct syntax instead of "else if" is that the "else if" introduces a grammar ambiguity. Old parser generators were hard to teach about what to do for ambiguities, so …

Jan 28, 2016 · That is, every if - else if must end with an else, and every switch must end with a default. There are two reasons for this: Self-documenting code. If you write an else but leave it empty it …

Feb 13, 2016 · Almost 10 years after this question has been asked and after programming with Python for 3 years, this is the first time I've seen the "for-else", "while-else" construct. I hope its low …

I'm a newbie to Python and currently learning Control Flow commands like if, else, etc. The if statement is working all fine, but when I write else or elif commands, the interpreter gives me a sy...

Sep 6, 2016 · else { //if none of the above are true finally execute this code. } you can use number of else if statements between if and else, like example shown above also in the below. And remember …

Feb 7, 2012 · In these cases, or in cases where control will leave the method (exceptions), there is no difference between doing multiple if statements and doing if-elseif-else statements. However, it's best …

Sep 6, 2023 · The problem with this great book is that it makes very obvious/beginnerish statements from time to time. E.g in the preceding page, it says you should avoid 'if-then-else' statements where …

What's the best practice for using a switch statement vs using an if statement for 30 unsigned enumerations where about 10 have an expected action (that presently is the same action). …