C Language Selection Statements if () ... else statements and syntax
Example
While if performs an action only when its condition evaluate to true, if / else allows you to specify the different actions when the condition true and when the condition is false.
Example:
if (a > 1)
puts("a is larger than 1");
else
puts("a is not larger than 1");
Just like the if statement, when the block within if or else is consisting of only one statement, then the braces can be omitted (but doing so is not recommended as it can easily introduce problems involuntarily). However if there's more than one statement within the if or else block, then the braces have to be used on that particular block.
if (a > 1)
{
puts("a is larger than 1");
a--;
}
else
{
puts("a is not larger than 1");
a++;
}
