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The if Statement

Explore how to implement the if statement in Dart to execute code conditionally. Understand control flow by learning the syntax and practical examples to handle decision making in your programs.

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Introduction

The if statement allows you to incorporate conditions in your code which need to be fulfilled before the code can execute.

Moving away from the world of computers, let’s imagine you wake up in the morning and get ready to go out. When you reach the door, you’re not sure if it’s raining outside or not. If it is raining outside, you will take an umbrella with you. If it is not raining, you wouldn’t want to take an umbrella with you, so you do nothing and just leave. Your final decision is conditional based on the weather outside. This is the same way ...