Conditionals

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Programming basics[1]

A conditional statement evaluates an expression and executes instructions depending on the outcome of the evaluation. Conditionals depend on operators to evaluate if an expression is true or false. A condition and selection are not the same thing. A condition asks a question. A selection processes the answer.

The list below is an example of types of conditional questions:

  • Match
  • Threshold
  • Range
  • One-of
  • Not-match
  • Not one of
  • All of
  • Some of
  • Eligible


An example of a simple conditional in PHP can be found below:

A video[edit]

This video references the C programming language and scratch, but the ideas about conditionals are excellent. In the case of conditionals, PHP and C share similar syntax (but not exact).

Standards[edit]

  • Define the terms: variable, constant, operator, object.

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