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The if
statement specifies the conditional execution of two branches according to the value of a boolean expression. Optionally, the boolean expression may be preceded by another statement, which is executed before the expression is evaluated.
Simple If
if <condition> {
<statements>
}
if x > 5 {
println(x)
}
If/else
if <condition> {
<statements>
} else {
<statements>
}
if x > 5 {
println(x)
} else {
println("something else")
}
A special if
syntax supports the Go error handling idiom that relies on functions returning errors as result value:
var result ...
var err error
if result, err = someFunc(); err != nil {
// handle error
return
}
// handle success
...
Avoid else
in the idiom above. Do NOT write this:
if result, err := someFunc(); err {
// handle error
...
} else { // BAD, avoid the "else"
// handle success
...
}
If/else if/else
if <condition> {
<statements>
} else if <condition> {
<statements>
} else {
<statements>
}
if x < 5 {
println(x)
} else if x == 5 {
println("is 5")
} else {
println("something else")
}