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Section 9.1 `if` Statements

We are ready for a really important and powerful new concept: the ability to create computer instructions that are executed only if certain conditions are met. Let’s take a look.

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Check Your Understanding Check Your Understanding

1.

Which of the following shows the correct syntax for an if statement?

if (cloudy) printf("It's not sunny :-(");
Correct
printf("It's not sunny :-(") if (cloudy);
Not quite - try again!
if (cloudy) printf("It's not sunny :-(")
Not quite - try again!
if cloudy printf("It's not sunny :-(");
Not quite - try again!

Hint.

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Section 9.1 if Statements

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Section 9.1 `if` Statements