Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
A condition refers to the boolean expression within an if statement that determines whether the associated block of code will be executed or not.
Related terms
Comparison operators: Comparison operators are used within conditions to compare values and determine their relationship (e.g., greater than, less than, equal to).
Logical operators: Logical operators combine multiple conditions together using AND, OR, or NOT operations.
Short-circuit evaluation: Short-circuit evaluation occurs when logical expressions are evaluated left-to-right and stop evaluating as soon as they reach a point where the final result is determined.