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Fourth Grade
( Lecture 6 )
Conditional statements
While writing a program, there may be a situation when you need to adopt one
out of a given set of paths. In such cases, you need to use conditional
statements that allow your program to make correct decisions and perform right
actions.
JavaScript supports conditional statements which are used to perform
different actions based on different conditions.
If Statement
The ‘if’ statement is the fundamental control statement that allows JavaScript
to make decisions and execute statements conditionally.
Syntax
if (expression)
{
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is true
}
Here a JavaScript expression is evaluated. If the resulting value is true, the
given statement(s) are executed. If the expression is false, then no statement
would be not executed. Most of the times, you will use comparison
operators while making decisions.
Example:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var age = 6;
if ( age >= 5 ){
document.write("<b>Ready to go to School !</b>");
}
//-->
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
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if...else Statement
The ‘if...else’ statement is the next form of control statement that allows
JavaScript to execute statements in a more controlled way.
Syntax
if (expression){
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is true
}else{
Statement(s) to be executed if expression is false
}
Example:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var age = 4;
if ( age >= 5 ){
document.write("<b>Ready to go to School !</b>");
}else{
document.write("<b>Sorry, can't go to school now :(</b>");
}
//-->
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
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Example:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var grade = 85;
if ( grade >= 90)
document.writeln("A");
else if ( grade >= 80)
document.writeln("B");
else if ( grade >= 70)
document.writeln("C");
else if ( grade >= 60 )
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document.writeln("D");
else
document.writeln("F");
//-->
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
Switch-case statement
The objective of a switch statement is to give an expression to evaluate and
several different statements to execute based on the value of the expression.
The interpreter checks each case against the value of the expression until a
match is found. If nothing matches, a default condition will be used.
switch (expression)
{
case condition 1: statement(s)
break;
case condition 2: statement(s)
break;
...
case condition n: statement(s)
break;
default: statement(s)
}
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Example:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var letters='C';
document.write("Entering switch block<br />");
switch (letters)
{
case 'A': document.write("This is a letter A<br />");
break;
case 'B': document.write("This is a letter B<br />");
break;
case 'C': document.write("This is a letter C<br />");
break;
case 'D': document.write("This is a letter D<br />");
break;
case 'F': document.write("This is a letter F<br />");
break;
default: document.write("other letter<br />");
}
document.write("Exiting switch block");
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
\\
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var letters='C';
document.write("Entering switch block<br />");
switch (letters)
{
case 'A': document.write("This is a letter A<br />");
case 'B': document.write("This is a letter B<br />");
case 'C': document.write("This is a letter C<br />");
case 'D': document.write("This is a letter D<br />");
case 'F': document.write("This is a letter F<br />");
default: document.write("other letter<br />");
}
document.write("Exiting switch block");
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
Loops
While writing a program, you may encounter a situation where you
need to perform an action over and over again. In such situations, you
would need to write loop statements to reduce the number of lines.
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Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset = "utf-8">
<title>Class Average Program</title>
<script>
var total; // sum of grades
var gradeCounter; // number of grades entered
var grade; // grade typed by user (as a string)
var gradeValue; // grade value (converted to integer)
var average; // average of all grades
total = 0; // clear total
gradeCounter = 1;
while ( gradeCounter <= 10 ) // loop 10 times
{
// prompt for input and read grade from user
grade = window.prompt( "Enter integer grade:", "0" );
// convert grade from a string to an integer
gradeValue = parseInt( grade );
// add gradeValue to total
total = total + gradeValue;
// add 1 to gradeCounter
gradeCounter = gradeCounter + 1;
} // end while
average = total / 10; // calculate the average
document.writeln("<h1>Class average is " + average + "</h1>" );
</script>
</head><body></body>
</html>
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Note: Don’t miss the semicolon used at the end of the do...while loop.
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Example 1:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var input1;
var number;
var count=0;
input1= window.prompt( "Enter integer number:", "0" );
number = parseInt( input1 );
document.write("<h3>Let's Start The Loop</h3>");
do{
document.write("Current number is : " + count + "<br />");
count++;
}while (count <= number);
document.write ("<h3>The Loop is finished</h3>");
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
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Example 2:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var count=1;
document.write("<h3>Let's Start The Loop</h3>");
do{
document.write("<p><font size='"+count+"'>Font Size is : " + count
+ "</font></p>");
count++;
}while (count <= 5);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Example 1:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var count;
var input1;
var number;
input1= window.prompt( "Enter integer number:", "0" );
number = parseInt( input1 );
document.write("Let's Start The Loop" + "<br />");
for(count = 0; count < number; count++)
{
document.write("Current number is : " + count );
document.write("<br />");
}
document.write("The Loop Is finished!");
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
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</body>
</html>
Example 2:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var count;
document.write("<table border='1'>");
for(count = 0; count < 5; count++)
{
document.write("<tr><td>Current number is : </td>" );
document.write("<td>"+count+"</td></tr>");
}
document.write("</table>");
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
For-In Loop
The for...in loop is used to loop through an object's properties. As we have
not discussed Objects yet, you may not feel comfortable with this loop. But
once you understand how objects behave in JavaScript, you will find this loop
very useful.
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Syntax
The syntax of ‘for..in’ loop is:
for (variablename in object){
statement or block to execute
}
Example:
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var aProperty;
document.write("Navigator Object Properties<br /> ");
for (aProperty in navigator)
{
document.write(aProperty);
document.write("<br />");
}
document.write ("Exiting from the loop!");
//-->
</script>
</body>
</html>
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}
document.write("<h3><font color='red'>End of the loop!</font></h3>");
//-->
</script>
<p>Set the variable to different value and then try...</p>
</body>
</html>
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</script>
</body>
</html>
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