But if the chain of the related If's occur inside of a function and each would execute a [return] statement, then the net effect of multiple if's matches using else if. However, it'd still be better …

@xbonez: Never underestimate compilers... I wouldn't be surprised if both pieces of code ended up with the same assembly (in C, where == cannot be overloaded) as the compiler could infer …

Apr 1, 2014 · If I have a function with multiple conditional statements where every branch gets executed returns from the function. Should I use multiple if statements, or if/elif/else? For …

Every command that runs has an exit status. That check is looking at the exit status of the command that finished most recently before that line runs. If you want your script to exit when …

Java has 5 different boolean compare operators: &, &&, |, ||, ^ & and && are "and" operators, | and || "or" operators, ^ is "xor" The single ones will check every parameter, regardless of the …

Jan 7, 2009 · If you are trying to close a question where someone should be using this idiom and isn't, consider closing as a duplicate of Why is Python running my module when I import it, and …

Apr 13, 2017 · I am trying to discern the difference between: if else and else if How do you use these? And when do you use them and when not?

Since this is still getting upvotes, I may as well mention my love/hate relationship with this method. Normally, if you have an IF statement within a loop, you can use break within the IF block to …

if and #if are different things with different purposes. If you use the if statement, the condition is evaluated at runtime, and the code for both branches exists within the compiled program. The …

What sorts of methods exist for prematurely exiting an if clause? There are times when I'm writing code and want to put a break statement inside of an if clause, only to remember that those can …