The if Statement
The Objective-C programming language provides a general decision-making capability in the form of a language construct known as the if statement. The general format of this statement is shown here:
if ( expression ) program statement
Imagine that you could translate a statement such as “If it is not raining, then I will go swimming” into the Objective-C language. Using the previous format for the if statement, this might be “written” in Objective-C as follows:
if ( it is not raining ) I will go swimming
The if statement is used to stipulate execution of a program statement (or statements, if enclosed in braces) based on specified conditions. I will go swimming if it is not raining. Similarly, in the program statement
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