Most programming languages can make decisions based on the data you provide. Instead of performing the same tasks the same number of times, branching statements create a program that reads your data and automatically performs the tasks you need, skipping the tasks you don't need. Here are some branching commands that you'll need to know:
If (condition) Then command<br /><br />If (condition) Then Commands End if <br />If (condition) Then Commands Else Commands End if <br />If (condition) Then Commands Elseif (condition2) then Commands End if <br />Select Case variable Case value1 Commands Case value2 Commands Else Commands End select <br />switch (variable) { case value1: Commands; break; case value2: Commands; break; default: commands; }