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Conditional Statement

Definition

A conditional statement is a programming construct that allows the execution of certain code blocks based on whether a specific condition is true or false.

Analogy

Think of a conditional statement like a traffic light. When the light turns green, you can proceed with your car (execute the code block). But if the light turns red, you have to stop (skip the code block).

Related terms

If Statement: An if statement is a type of conditional statement that executes a code block only if a specified condition is true.

Condition: A condition is an expression that evaluates to either true or false and determines whether the code block associated with a conditional statement will be executed.

Else Statement: An else statement is used in conjunction with an if statement and provides an alternative code block to execute when the condition in the if statement evaluates to false.