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whenever I have an if statement in the form of:
if (V R X){
foo; //this is placeholder text for whatever code one might want to use.
}
where V & X are variables and R is a relational operator, what do I call what is inside the parenthesis?
What do I call the block/section of code that begins with if and ends with the }? I want to solidify my vocabulary for communication purposes.
The terminology one uses can vary from person to person, and sometimes even from language to language for that person. However, a common name for V R X would be “condition” and a common name for the entire block of code you posted (from if to the closing }) would be a “conditional statement”, “conditional block”, or just “conditional”.
Thank you.
Also, do you know if a switch statement is a conditional block?
Sorry for the late reply, I didn’t get a notification for this. In terms of terminology with switch statements, I’m not sure if there’s a clear answer on whether a switch statement is considered a conditional block. They perform very similar functions and execute based on conditional logic, but if, else if, and else statements are the ones that first come to mind when we generally think of conditionals. I personally call it a switch block and that generally gets the point across, but I see no issue if you call a switch statement a conditional block if you also use the word switch at some point when communicating.
