AP® Computer Science A glossary

Nested if statement

Also called: nested conditional

Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 2: Selection and Iteration

An if, if-else or if-else-if statement inside the body of another one. The inner Boolean expression is evaluated only if the outer one is true.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.4.A.12.4.A.2

Without braces, an else pairs with the nearest earlier if that has no else (the dangling else), whatever the indentation.

int age = 15;
boolean isMember = true;
if (age < 18) {
    if (isMember) {
        System.out.println("5 dollars");
    }
}

Output:

5 dollars

Related terms

• if statement
• if-else statement
• Multiway selection
• Logical operators