C++ Else
The else Statement
Use the else
statement to specify a block of code to be executed if the condition is false
.
Syntax
if (condition) {
// block of code to be executed if the condition is true
} else {
// block of code to be executed if the condition is false
}
Example
int time = 20;
if (time < 18) {
cout << "Good day.";
} else {
cout << "Good evening.";
}
// Outputs "Good evening."
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Example explained
In the example above, time (20) is greater than 18, so the condition is false
. Because of this, we move on to the else
condition and print to the screen "Good evening". If the time was less than 18, the program would print "Good day".