Format of the if . . . else statement:
if (<boolean expression>) <statement 1> else <statement 2>
Example code fragment:
if (denominator != 0) ratio = numerator / denominator; else cout << "Can't divide by zero.";
Example Function:
int calculateMax(int num1, int num2) { if (num1 > num2) // if num1 > num2 return num1; // num1 is larger else // otherwise return num2; // num2 is larger }
Note: If num1 == num2, then it doesn't matter which one you return as the larger one. They are both considered to be the larger.
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