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Conditional statement related coding questions

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else statements

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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An else statement in programming is used when setting up a conditional statement using an if statement. The else statement is used in conjunction with the if statement when you want to execute a block of code when the if statement is false. Here's an example in JavaScript:

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let age = 18; if (age >= 21) { console.log("You can drink alcohol."); } else { console.log("You cannot drink alcohol."); }

In the above example, the if statement checks if the variable age is greater than or equal to 21. If it is true, the first block of code will run (console.log("You can drink alcohol.");). However, if it is false, the code block after the else statement will run (console.log("You cannot drink alcohol.");).

👩‍💻 Technical question

ript> let city = prompt('What country are you from?'); if (city ='Brazil Portugal brazil BRAZIL PORTUGAL pORTugal') { alert('You speak Portuguese'); } else { alert ('You dont speak Portuguese'); }

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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This is a JavaScript code. The code is prompting the user to input a country, and then using an if/else statement to check whether the user input matches any of the listed variations of Brazil or Portugal. If there is a match, an alert message will be displayed indicating that the user speaks Portuguese. If there is no match, a different alert message will be displayed indicating that the user does not speak Portuguese.

👩‍💻 Technical question

if else statement

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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An if-else statement is a conditional statement in programming that executes different code depending on whether a specified condition is true or false. It is commonly used to control the flow of a program. Here is an example in JavaScript:

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let num = 5; if (num > 10) { console.log("The number is greater than 10."); } else { console.log("The number is less than or equal to 10."); }

This code will output "The number is less than or equal to 10." because the condition in the if statement is not true, so the code in the else statement will be executed instead.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how can i code if a variable has to be in between two numbers

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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You can use a conditional statement with a logical operator to check if the variable value is within the desired range.

Here's an example in JavaScript to check if a variable x is between 0 and 10:

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if (x >= 0 && x <= 10) { // code to execute if x is between 0 and 10 } else { // code to execute if x is outside the range of 0 and 10 }

In this example, the && operator is used to check if x is greater than or equal to 0 AND less than or equal to 10. If the condition is true, the code inside the first block will execute. If the condition is false, the code inside the second block will execute.

You can adjust the numbers to fit your specific needs.

👩‍💻 for python and there needs to be a print

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Certainly! Here's how to do it in Python, along with an example involving the variable x being between 3 and 8, inclusive:

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if 3 <= x <= 8: print("The value of x is between 3 and 8.") else: print("The value of x is outside of the range of 3 and 8.")

In this example, the <= and <= operators are used to check if x is greater than or equal to 3 AND less than or equal to 8. If the condition is true, the code within the conditional statement's first block will execute, which will print "The value of x is between 3 and 8." Otherwise, if the condition is false, the code inside the second block after the else keyword will execute, which will print "The value of x is outside the range of 3 and 8."

Feel free to adjust the numbers as needed to fit your specific use case.

👩‍💻 for multiple conditions

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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To check if a variable satisfies multiple conditions, you can use the logical operators and or or in conditional statements.

Here's an example in Python to check if a variable x is positive and even:

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if x > 0 and x % 2 == 0: print("x is both positive and even.") else: print("x is not both positive and even.")

In this code, the and operator is used to combine two conditions: x > 0 and x % 2 == 0. The first condition checks if x is positive, and the second condition checks if x is even. If both conditions are true, the program will print "x is both positive and even.". If either condition is false, the program will print "x is not both positive and even.".

You can use or in the same way to check if a variable satisfies at least one of multiple conditions.

👩‍💻 for more values

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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If you need to check if a variable is in a range of multiple values, you can use the in operator with a list of acceptable values. Here's an example in Python to check if a variable x is red, green, or blue:

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colors = ['red', 'green', 'blue'] if x in colors: print('x is a valid color.') else: print('x is not a valid color.')

In this example, the colors list has three acceptable values: 'red', 'green', and 'blue'. The in operator is used to check if the value stored in x is present in the list of acceptable colors. If x is one of the colors in the list, the first block within the conditional is executed, and "x is a valid color." is printed. If x is not in the list, the second block within the conditional is executed, and "x is not a valid color." is printed.

You can modify the colors list to add or remove valid color options as needed.

👩‍💻 it has 4 values how can i do it then

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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If you have four acceptable values, you can simply add them to a list and use the in operator to check if a variable is one of those values. Here's an example in Python to check if a variable x is one of four acceptable values:

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options = ['apple', 'orange', 'banana', 'pear'] if x in options: print('x is one of the acceptable values.') else: print('x is not one of the acceptable values.')

In this example, the options list has four acceptable values: 'apple', 'orange', 'banana', and 'pear'. The in operator is used to check if x is present in the list of acceptable options. If x is one of the options in the list, the first block within the conditional statement is executed, and "x is one of the acceptable values." is printed. If x is not in the list, the second block within the conditional is executed, and "x is not one of the acceptable values." is printed.

You can modify the options list to add or remove acceptable values as needed.

👩‍💻 can you show that in python too

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Sure! Here is the same logic as before, but in Python 3:

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if 0 <= x <= 10: # code to execute if x is between 0 and 10 else: # code to execute if x is outside the range of 0 and 10

In this example, the same range check is performed with the <= and <= operators. Again, you can modify the numbers to match your specific needs.

👩‍💻 and is that possible for 4 times?

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Yes, you can chain the logical operators as many times as necessary to create more complex conditional statements. Here's an example in Python that checks if a variable x is between 0 and 10, or between 20 and 30, or between 40 and 50, or between 60 and 70:

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if ((0 <= x <= 10) or (20 <= x <= 30) or (40 <= x <= 50) or (60 <= x <= 70)): # code to execute if x is between 0-10, 20-30, 40-50, or 60-70 else: # code to execute if x is outside of all the above ranges

In this example, the conditional statement uses the or operator to chain together multiple range checks. Each range check is enclosed in parentheses to ensure that the operator precedence is correct.

You can adjust the ranges to fit your specific needs.

👩‍💻 but what if there has to be a print after each check up

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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If you want to print a message after each range check, you can use multiple if statements instead of chaining them together. Here's an example in Python:

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if 0 <= x <= 10: print("x is between 0 and 10") if 20 <= x <= 30: print("x is between 20 and 30") if 40 <= x <= 50: print("x is between 40 and 50") if 60 <= x <= 70: print("x is between 60 and 70")

In this example, each range check is a separate if statement, and a message is printed for each range that x falls within. If x does not fall within any of the ranges, no message is printed.

You can customize the messages and ranges to fit your specific needs. Just be aware that using multiple if statements instead of chaining them with logical operators may have different behavior depending on your specific use case.

👩‍💻 Technical question

how to collect information from several prompts, using equations with the responses to then present one final alert?

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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In JavaScript, you can use a conditional (if...else) statement and a loop (for) statement to collect information from several prompts and use the responses to present one final alert.

For example:

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var i; var response; for (i=1; i<=3; i++) { response = prompt("Please enter your response " + i); //this will prompt the user 3 separate times } if (response == "Yes") { alert("Thank you!"); //if the final response is yes, this will be the final alert } else { alert("Sorry, that's not what we were looking for."); //if the final response is no, this will be the final alert }

👩‍💻 Technical question

example for imperative programming in javascript

🤖 SheCodes Athena says:

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Imperative programming is a type of programming that focuses on specifying how a program should perform an action by giving step-by-step instructions. A simple example of imperative programming in JavaScript is creating a loop:

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for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) { console.log(i); }

This code loop tells JavaScript to start at 0, run the code inside the loop with the value of i starting at 0, until it reaches the condition where i is no longer less than 10, and increase the value of i by 1 after each iteration. The loop will output the numbers 0-9 to the console.

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