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Conditional, Looping and
Jumping Statements in
Java 5
Learning Outcomes
Conditional Statements Looping Statements
Jumping Statements Errors in Java
Writing Some More Programs
The programs we have written till now were executed statement by statement in a top-to-bottom
approach. Sometimes, we need to change the order of execution for statements. We also need
to repeat some statements a certain number of times. Apart from these, some situations occur
when we need to stop the execution of any statement. To do this, Java provides three types of
statements, which are as follows:
• Conditional Statements • Looping Statements • Jumping Statements
Let us learn about these in detail.
i + CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Conditional statements allow us to change the default flow of a program. They transfer control of
a program from one statement to another, depending on the condition provided. If the provided
condition returns true, a block of specified statements is executed. Conditional statements are
also known as decision-making statements.
There are four decision-making statements in Java as follows:
• if statement
• if … else statement
• if … else… if statement
• switch statement
Let‘s learn about these decision-making statements in Java.
The if Statement
The if statement is the most basic conditional statement in Java that allows us to test a condition
before executing a block of statements. If the provided conditional expression returns true, the
statements specified in the body of the if statement are executed.
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