Solidity - if...else if... statement.

The if...else if... statement is an advanced form of if...else that allows Solidity to make a correct decision out of several conditions.

Syntax

The syntax of an if-else-if statement is as follows −

if (expression 1) {
   Statement(s) to be executed if expression 1 is true
} else if (expression 2) {
   Statement(s) to be executed if expression 2 is true
} else if (expression 3) {
   Statement(s) to be executed if expression 3 is true
} else {
   Statement(s) to be executed if no expression is true
}

There is nothing special about this code. It is just a series of if statements, where each if is a part of the else clause of the previous statement. Statement(s) are executed based on the true condition, if none of the conditions is true, then the else block is executed.

Example

pragma solidity ^0.5.0;

contract SolidityTest {
   uint storedData; // State variable
   constructor() public {
      storedData = 10;   
   }
   function getResult() public view returns(string memory) {
      uint a = 1; 
      uint b = 2;
      uint c = 3;
      uint result
      
      if( a > b && a > c) {   // if else statement
         result = a;
      } else if( b > a && b > c ){
         result = b;
      } else {
         result = c;
      }       
      return integerToString(result); 
   }
   function integerToString(uint _i) internal pure 
      returns (string memory) {
      
      if (_i == 0) {
         return "0";
      }
      uint j = _i;
      uint len;
      
      while (j != 0) {
         len++;
         j /= 10;
      }
      bytes memory bstr = new bytes(len);
      uint k = len - 1;
      
      while (_i != 0) {
         bstr[k--] = byte(uint8(48 + _i % 10));
         _i /= 10;
      }
      return string(bstr);//access local variable
   }
}

Run the above program using steps provided in Solidity First Application chapter.

Output

0: string: 3