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When you write a program, you type statements into a file. Without control flow statements, the interpreter executes these statements in the order they appear in the file from left to right, top to bottom. You can use control flow statements in your programs to conditionally execute statements, to repeatedly execute a block of statements, and to otherwise change the normal, sequential flow of control. For example, in the following code snippet, theifstatement conditionally executes theSystem.out.printlnstatement within the braces, based on the return value ofCharacter.isUpperCase(aChar):The Java programming language provides several control flow statements, which are listed in the following table.char c; ... if (Character.isUpperCase(aChar)) { System.out.println("The character " + aChar + " is upper case."); }
Statement Type Keyword looping while,do-while,fordecision making if-else,switch-caseexception handling try-catch-finally,throwbranching break,continue,label:,returnIn the sections that follow, you will see the following notation to describe the general form of a control flow statement:
Technically, the braces, { and }, are not required if the block contains only one statement. However, we recommend that you always use { and }, because the code is easier to read and it helps to prevent errors when modifying code.control flow statement details { statement(s) }
- The while and do-while Statements
- The for Statement
- The if/else Statements
- The switch Statement
- Exception Handling Statements
- Branching Statements
- Summary of Control Flow Statements
- Questions and Exercises: Control Flow
Note : Althoughgotois a reserved word, currently the Java programming language does not support thegotostatement.
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