multi-way selection
Definition
Multi-way selection refers to situations where there are more than two possible outcomes or paths based on different conditions being evaluated.
Analogy
Think about choosing what movie to watch with your friends. You have several options (comedy, action, drama), and depending on everyone's preferences (conditions), you collectively decide which movie to watch (outcome).
Related terms
nested if-else statements: Using multiple if-else statements inside each other to handle different conditions and outcomes.
switch statement: A programming construct that allows multi-way selection based on the value of a variable or expression.
logical operators: Operators such as "and" and "or" used to combine multiple conditions in a single expression for multi-way selection.
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