Else if statement

[Alhamzah-Alalawnah]

Why do we use else if (chained if statements) in this case where we have the return statement to be executed when the condition is satisfied? As far as I know, the return statement stops the function from executing, so we’d essentially get the same value if we chained the statements or didn’t.

Your code so far:

function testElseIf(val) {
if (val > 10) {
  return "Greater than 10";
}

if (val < 5) {
  return "Smaller than 5";
}

return "Between 5 and 10";
}

testElseIf(7);

Challenge: Introducing Else If Statements

Link to the challenge:

freeCodeCamp.org

[Jagaya]

Because it’s the intruduction, so it’s an easy example.

Also technically, for better readability of the code, you might want to avoid having several return sprinkled around in the funcion - and instead have an if-else chain with only one return at the end.