Conditional Statement

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Condition
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Conditional statements
Author: Parwiz Danyar

Outline
The if Statement and Conditions
Other Conditional Statements
Comparing Data
After :
The while Statement
Iterators
Other Repetition Statements

Flow of Control
» Unless specified otherwise, the order of
statement execution through a method is
linear: one statement after another in sequence
» Some programming statements allow us to:
˃ decide whether or not to execute a particular statement
˃ execute a statement over and over, repetitively
» These decisions are based on boolean
expressions (or conditions) that evaluate to
true or false
» The order of statement execution is called the
flow of control

Conditional Statements
» A conditional statement lets us choose which
statement will be executed next
» Therefore they are sometimes called
selection statements
» Conditional statements give us the power to
make basic decisions
» The Java conditional statements are the:
˃ if statement
˃ if-else statement
˃ switch statement

The if Statement
» The if statement has the following syntax:
if ( condition )
statement;
if is a Java
reserved word
The condition must be a
boolean expression. It must
evaluate to either true or false.
If the condition is true, the statement is executed.
If it is false, the statement is skipped.

Logic of an if statement
condition
evaluated
statement
true
false

Boolean Expressions
 A condition often uses one of Java's equality
operators or relational operators, which all return
boolean results:
== equal to
!= not equal to
< less than
> greater than
<= less than or equal to
>= greater than or equal to
 Note the difference between the equality operator
(==) and the assignment operator (=)

The if Statement
» An example of an if statement:
if (sum > MAX)
delta = sum - MAX;
System.out.println ("The sum is " + sum);
• First the condition is evaluated -- the value of sum
is either greater than the value of MAX, or it is not
• If the condition is true, the assignment statement
is executed -- if it isn’t, it is skipped.
• Either way, the call to println is executed next

Age.java
…
public static void main (String[] args)
{
final int MINOR = 21;
Scanner scan = new Scanner (System.in);
System.out.print ("Enter your age: ");
int age = scan.nextInt();
System.out.println ("You entered: " + age);
if (age < MINOR)
System.out.println ("Youth is a wonderful thing. "
+ "Enjoy.");
System.out.println ("Age is a state of mind.");
}
}

Age.java Output
----jGRASP exec: java Age
Enter your age: 12
You entered: 12
Youth is a wonderful thing. Enjoy.
Age is a state of mind.
----jGRASP: operation complete.
----jGRASP exec: java Age
Enter your age: 100
You entered: 100
Age is a state of mind.
----jGRASP: operation complete.

Indentation
 The statement controlled by the if statement is
indented to indicate that relationship
 The use of a consistent indentation style makes a
program easier to read and understand
 Although it makes no difference to the compiler, proper
indentation is crucial
"Always code as if the person who ends up
maintaining your code will be a violent
psychopath who knows where you live."
-- Martin Golding

The if Statement
» What do the following statements do?
if (top >= MAXIMUM)
top = 0;
Sets top to zero if the current value of top is greater
than or equal to the value of MAXIMUM
if (total != stock + warehouse)
inventoryError = true;
Sets a flag to true if the value of total is not equal to
the sum of stock and warehouse
• The precedence of the arithmetic operators is
higher than the precedence of the equality and
relational operators

Logical Operators
 Boolean expressions can also use the following
logical operators:
! Logical NOT
&& Logical AND
|| Logical OR
 They all take boolean operands and produce
boolean results
 Logical NOT is a unary operator (it operates on one
operand)
 Logical AND and logical OR are binary operators
(each operates on two operands)

Logical NOT
» The logical NOT operation is also called
logical negation or logical complement
» If some boolean condition a is true, then !a is
false; if a is false, then !a is true
» Logical expressions can be shown using a
truth table
a !a
true false
false true

Logical AND and
Logical OR
» The logical AND expression
a && b
is true if both a and b are true, and false
otherwise
» The logical OR expression
a || b
is true if a or b or both are true, and false
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Logical Operators
» Expressions that use logical operators can
form complex conditions
if (total < MAX+5 && !found)
System.out.println ("Processing…");
• All logical operators have lower precedence than
the relational operators
• Logical NOT has higher precedence than logical
AND and logical OR

Logical Operators
» A truth table shows all possible true-false
combinations of the terms
» Since && and || each have two operands,
there are four possible combinations of
conditions a and b
a b a && b a || b
true true true true
true false false true
false true false true
false false false false

Boolean Expressions
» Specific expressions can be evaluated using
truth tables
total < MAX found !found total < MAX && !found
false false true false
false true false false
true false true true
true true false false

Short-Circuited
Operators» The processing of logical AND and logical OR
is “short-circuited”
» If the left operand is sufficient to determine the
result, the right operand is not evaluated
• This type of processing must be used carefully
if (count != 0 && total/count > MAX)
System.out.println ("Testing…");

English conditions in
Java
» true if ch is the first letter in the alphabet
» Test if a variable’s value is within a
specified range
˃ true if x is between min and max inclusive (including min and
max)
˃ true if x is between min and max exclusive (excluding the
endpoints
» Test if variable’s value is outside the
range
˃ true if x is less than min or greater than max

Testing
» Execute all paths through the program
˃ Recall the flow-chart
» Good idea to test all combinations of an &&
and a ||
» When numeric ranges, test the values
around change in behavior
» Not necessary to test all possible values
» Most cases it is impossible to test
exhaustively

Outline
The if Statement and Conditions
Other Conditional Statements
Comparing Data

The if-else Statement
» An else clause can be added to an if
statement to make an if-else statement
if ( condition )
statement1;
else
statement2;
• If the condition is true, statement1 is executed;
if the condition is false, statement2 is executed
• One or the other will be executed, but not both

from Wages.java (page
211)final double RATE = 8.25; // regular pay rate
final int STANDARD = 40; // standard hours in a work
// week
double pay = 0.0;
System.out.print ("Enter the number of hours worked: ");
int hours = scan.nextInt();
System.out.println ();
// Pay overtime at "time and a half"
if (hours > STANDARD)
pay = STANDARD * RATE + (hours-STANDARD) *
(RATE * 1.5);
else
pay = hours * RATE;

Logic of an if-else
statement
condition
evaluated
statement1
true false
statement2

else if draft
String grdStr;
if (grade >= 90)
grdStr = “A”;
else
if (grade >= 80)
grdStr = “B”;
else
if (grade >= 70)
grdStr = “C”;
else
if (grade >= 60)
grdStr = “D”;
else
grdStr = “F”;
String grdStr;
if (grade >= 90)
grdStr = “A”;
else if (grade >= 80)
grdStr = “B”;
grdStr = “C”;
grdStr = “D”;
else
grdStr = “F”;

Indentation Revisited
» Remember that indentation is for the human
reader, and is ignored by the computer
if (total > MAX)
System.out.println ("Error!!");
errorCount++;
Despite what is implied by the indentation, the
increment will occur whether the condition is
true or not

Block Statements
» Several statements can be grouped
together into a block statement delimited by
braces
» A block statement can be used wherever a
statement is called for in the Java syntax
rules
if (total > MAX)
{
errorCount++;
}

Block Statements
» In an if-else statement, the if portion, or
the else portion, or both, could be block
statementsif (total > MAX)
{
errorCount++;
}
else
{
System.out.println ("Total: " + total);
current = total*2;
}

Guessing.java
…
final int MAX = 10;
int answer, guess;
Random generator = new Random();
answer = generator.nextInt(MAX) + 1;
System.out.print ("I'm thinking of a number between 1 " +
"and " + MAX + ". Guess what it is: ");
guess = scan.nextInt();
if (guess == answer)
System.out.println ("You got it! Good guessing!");
else
{
System.out.println ("That is not correct, sorry.");
System.out.println ("The number was " + answer);
}
}
}

Nested if Statements
» The statement executed as a result of an
if statement or else clause could be
another if statement
» These are called nested if statements
» An else clause is matched to the last
unmatched if (no matter what the
indentation implies)
» Braces can be used to specify the if
statement to which an else clause belongs

MinOfThree.java
…
int num1, num2, num3, min = 0;
System.out.println ("Enter three integers: ");
num1 = scan.nextInt();
if (num1 < num2)
if (num1 < num3)
min = num1;
else
min = num3;
else
if (num2 < num3)
min = num2;
else
min = num3;
System.out.println ("Minimum value: " + min);
}
}

Importance of Curly
Braces
» Print “We have a problem” if examGrade < 60
» Print “We have a real problem” if examGrade
< 60 and quizGrade < 10
» Print “Ok” if examGrade >= 60
int examGrade, quizGrade;
if (examGrade < 60)
System.out.println(“We have a problem”);
if (quizGrade < 10)
System.out.println(“We have a real
problem”);
else
System.out.println(“Ok”);

Exam Grade Flowchart
int examGrade, quizGrade;
if (examGrade < 60)
System.out.println(“We have a problem”);
if (quizGrade < 10)
System.out.println(“We have a real problem”);
else
System.out.println(“Ok”);

Writing Cases
» Print “We have a problem” if examGrade < 60
» Print “We have a real problem” if examGrade < 60 and
quizGrade < 10
» Print “Ok” if examGrade >= 60
examGrade < 60 quizGrade < 10 Action
Case 1 “We have a problem”
Case 2 “We have a problem” and
“We have a real problem”
Case 3 “Ok”

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Cases
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(1)
“Walking
Fern”
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“Unknown”
(2)
To produce output, some variables must be true, others false,
and for some, it does not matter. (Place true, false, or ? in the table.)

The switch Statement
» The switch statement provides another way
to decide which statement to execute next
» The switch statement evaluates an
expression, then attempts to match the
result to one of several possible cases
» Each case contains a value and a list of
statements
» The flow of control transfers to statement
associated with the first case value that
matches

» The general syntax of a switch statement is:
switch ( expression )
{
case value1 :
statement-list1
case value2 :
statement-list2
case value3 :
statement-list3
case ...
}
switch
and
case
are
reserved
words
If expression
matches value2,
control jumps
to here

» Often a break statement is used as the last
statement in each case's statement list
» A break statement causes control to transfer
to the end of the switch statement
» If a break statement is not used, the flow of
control will continue into the next case
» Sometimes this may be appropriate, but often
we want to execute only the statements
associated with one case

» An example of a switch statement:
switch (option)
{
case 'A':
aCount++;
break;
case 'B':
bCount++;
break;
case 'C':
cCount++;
break;
}

» A switch statement can have an optional
default case
» The default case has no associated value
and simply uses the reserved word
default
» If the default case is present, control will
transfer to it if no other case value matches
» If there is no default case, and no other
value matches, control falls through to the
statement after the switch

» The expression of a switch statement
must result in an integral type, meaning an
int or a char
» It cannot be a boolean value, a floating
point value (float or double), or another
integer type
» The implicit boolean condition in a switch
statement is equality
» You cannot perform relational checks with a
switch statement

GradeReport.java
public class GradeReport
{
//----------------------------------------------------------
// Reads a grade from the user and prints comments
// accordingly.
//----------------------------------------------------------
public static void main (String[] args)
{
int grade, category;
System.out.print ("Enter a numeric grade (0 to 100): ");
grade = scan.nextInt();
category = grade / 10;
System.out.print ("That grade is ");

GradeReport.java
switch (category)
{
case 10:
System.out.println ("a perfect score. Well done.");
break;
case 9:
System.out.println ("well above average. Great.");
break;
case 8:
System.out.println ("above average. Nice job.");
break;
case 7:
System.out.println ("average.");
break;
case 6:
System.out.println ("below average.");
System.out.println ("See the instructor.");
break;
default:
System.out.println ("not passing.");
}
}
}

Comparing Data
» When comparing data using boolean
expressions, it's important to understand
the nuances of certain data types
» Let's examine some key situations:
˃ Comparing floating point values for equality
˃ Comparing characters
˃ Comparing strings (alphabetical order)
˃ Comparing object vs. comparing object references

Comparing Float Values
» You should rarely use the equality operator
(==) when comparing two floating point values
(float or double)
» Two floating point values are equal only if their
underlying binary representations match
exactly
» Computations often result in slight differences
that may be irrelevant
» In many situations, you might consider two
floating point numbers to be "close enough"
even if they aren't exactly equal

Comparing Float Values
» To determine the equality of two floats, you
may want to use the following technique:
if (Math.abs(f1 - f2) < TOLERANCE)
System.out.println ("Essentially equal");
• If the difference between the two floating point
values is less than the tolerance, they are
considered to be equal
• The tolerance could be set to any appropriate
level, such as 0.000001

Comparing Characters
» As we've discussed, Java character data is based
on the Unicode character set
» Unicode establishes a particular numeric value for
each character, and therefore an ordering
» We can use relational operators on character data
based on this ordering
» For example, the character '+' is less than the
character 'J' because it comes before it in the
Unicode character set
» Appendix C provides an overview of Unicode

Comparing Characters
» In Unicode, the digit characters (0-9) are
contiguous and in order
» Likewise, the uppercase letters (A-Z) and
lowercase letters (a-z) are contiguous and in
order
Characters Unicode Values
0 – 9 48 through 57
A – Z 65 through 90
a – z 97 through 122

Comparing Strings
» Remember that in Java a character string is an
object
» The equals method can be called with strings
to determine if two strings contain exactly the
same characters in the same order
» The equals method returns a boolean result
if (name1.equals(name2))
System.out.println ("Same name");

Comparing Strings
» We cannot use the relational operators to
compare strings
» The String class contains a method called
compareTo to determine if one string
comes before another
» A call to name1.compareTo(name2)
˃ returns zero if name1 and name2 are equal (contain the same
characters)
˃ returns a negative value if name1 is less than name2
˃ returns a positive value if name1 is greater than name2

Comparing Strings
if (name1.compareTo(name2) < 0)
System.out.println (name1 + "comes first");
else
if (name1.compareTo(name2) == 0)
System.out.println ("Same name");
else
System.out.println (name2 + "comes first");
• Because comparing characters and strings is
based on a character set, it is called a
lexicographic ordering

Lexicographic Ordering
» Lexicographic ordering is not strictly
alphabetical when uppercase and lowercase
characters are mixed
» For example, the string "Great" comes
before the string "fantastic" because all of
the uppercase letters come before all of the
lowercase letters in Unicode
» Also, short strings come before longer strings
with the same prefix (lexicographically)
» Therefore "book" comes before
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Comparing Objects
» The == operator can be applied to objects – it
returns true if the two references are aliases of
each other
» The equals method is defined for all objects, but
unless we redefine it when we write a class, it has
the same semantics as the == operator
» It has been redefined in the String class to
compare the characters in the two strings
» When you write a class, you can redefine the
equals method to return true under whatever
conditions are appropriate

== vs. equals
 What is printed?
public static void main(String [] args)
{
GregorianCalendar today1 = new GregorianCalendar();
GregorianCalendar today2 = new GregorianCalendar();
GregorianCalendar todayCopy = today1;
System.out.println("today1 == today2: " +
(today1 == today2));
System.out.println("today1 == todayCopy: " +
(today1 == todayCopy));
System.out.println("todayCopy == today2: " +
(todayCopy == today2));
System.out.println("today1.equals(today2): " +
today1.equals(today2));
System.out.println("today1.equals(todayCopy): " +
today1.equals(todayCopy));
System.out.println("todayCopy.equals(today2): " +
todayCopy.equals(today2));
}

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