Is It Else If or If Else

Use two if statements if both if statement conditions could be true at the same time. In this example, both conditions can be true. … Use an if/else statement if the two conditions are mutually exclusive meaning if one condition is true the other condition must be false.

Is if else the same as else if?

The difference between else and else if is that else doesn’t need a condition as it is the default for everything where as else if is still an if so it needs a condition.

Which is better if or else if?

In general, “else if” style can be faster because in the series of ifs, every condition is checked one after the other; in an “else if” chain, once one condition is matched, the rest are bypassed.