The else if Statement
Use the else if
statement to specify a new condition if the first condition is false
.
Syntax
if (condition1) { // block of code to be executed if condition1 is true } else if (condition2) { // block of code to be executed if the condition1 is false and condition2 is true } else { // block of code to be executed if the condition1 is false and condition2 is false }
Example
int time = 22; if (time < 10) { cout << "Good morning."; } else if (time < 20) { cout << "Good day."; } else { cout << "Good evening."; } // Outputs "Good evening."