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If Statement

Explore how to use if statements in C++ to make decisions in your code. Learn the syntax and logic behind condition checks, and understand how to execute code blocks only when certain conditions are met. This lesson provides clear examples and helps you grasp the fundamentals of conditional statements in programming.

Introduction

Suppose you can buy a watch if you get at least $20 in an allowance. Otherwise, you cannot. In C++, how can we make a decision based on a condition?

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We can use an if statement to demonstrate this kind of behavior.

The if statement instructs a compiler to execute a particular block of code when the condition evaluates to true.

Syntax

The general syntax of an if statement consists of the if keyword followed by the round brackets ( ). These round brackets hold a ...