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Control Flow

A developer need to be able to let the programs they write make decisions. This section looks at the conditional statements and loops that enable a programmer to control flow of the Java code based on the state of an application.
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How to Use "IF-THEN" and "IF-THEN-ELSE" Conditional Statements in Java Syntax
Use the if-then and if-then-else statements when your program needs to make a simple decision about what to do next.
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Using the Switch Statement for Multiple Choices
Use the switch statement when you want your program to chose between a number of alternative options.
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Example Java code showing how to use if..then.else and switch statements.
Determinate Loops
If you want to loop over a few lines of code a certain number of times then use the determinate for loop.
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Indeterminate Loops
Use an indeterminate loop when you're not use how many times you want a code block to loop. In Java these loops are the do..while loop and while loop.
Going Loopy Example Program
An example Java program to show the for loop, do..while loop and while loop in action.