Go Conditionals

if / else

Go uses C-style conditionals, but parentheses are not required around conditions.

if with short statement

You can include a short variable declaration before the condition:

This is useful for temporary scoped values.

else if

temp := 30
if temp < 0 {
    fmt.Println("Freezing")
} else if temp < 25 {
    fmt.Println("Cool")
} else {
    fmt.Println("Hot")
}

switch Statement

Switch is cleaner than multiple if-else. It doesn't fall through by default.

switch with condition

You can also switch on conditions directly (like if-else chaining):

fallthrough keyword

By default, Go does not fall through to the next case. If needed, use fallthrough:

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