# Conditional Statements in JavaScript

In this article, I'll discuss the three (3) types of conditional statements in JavaScript. This article will explain everything in simple terms.

The conditional statements include:

* If statement
    
* else statement
    
* else if statement
    

**if statement**

"if" statement is used to execute a block of code, only if the condition specified is met.

```javascript
if (condition) { 
     //Execute if the condition is true
}
```

```javascript
if (5 < 10) {
console.log("true")
}

OUTPUT: true
```

**else statement**

"else" statement checks only for two(2) conditions. If the expression in the program is true, the if condition is executed. If the expression is false, it jumps to the "else" statement.

```javascript
if (condition) {
      //Execute if the condition is true
} else {
     // Execute if condition is false
}
```

```javascript
if (3 > 5){
console.log ("true")
} else {
console.log ("false")
}

OUTPUT: false
```

**else if statement**

"else if" statement is used when there are more than 2 conditions involved.

```javascript
if (condition1) {
     //Execute if the condition is true
} else if (condition2) {
    //Execute if condition1 is false and condition2 is true
} else {
   //Execute if both condition1 and condition2 are false
}
```

```javascript
if (3 > 5) {
console.log("false")
} else if (3 == 5) {
console.log ("true")
} else {
console.log ("none is correct")
}

OUTPUT: none is correct
```