Conditional

In a conditional statement or expression the value of a condition determines which alternative pieces of code to execute.

Related concepts:  StatementExpressionControl Flow

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Conditional (computer programming)

Misconceptions about Conditional

21 documented Misconceptions

BaseCaseNotNeeded

Recursive computations do not necessarily need a base case

ConditionalIsSequence

If-then-else block is equivalent to sequence of two if-then blocks

ElseAlwaysExecutes

The else branch of an if-then-else block always executes

MissingElseTerminates

Blocks following an if without else will not execute if the condition is false