
A conditional/decision-making construct evaluates a condition before the instruction/s are executed.
Conditional constructs in JavaScript are classified in the following table.
| Sr.No | Statement & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | if Statement
An ‘if’ statement consists of a Boolean expression followed by one or more statements . |
| 2 | if…else Statement
An ‘if’ statement can be followed by an optional ‘else’ statement, which executes when the Boolean expression is false. |
| 3 | The else.. if ladder/nested if statements
The else…if ladder is useful to test multiple conditions. Following is the syntax of the same. |
| 4 | switch…case Statement
The switch statement evaluates an expression, matches the expression’s value to a case clause and executes the statements associated with that case. |