else is a Java keyword. It is an optional part of a branching statement. It starts the 'false' statement block.
The general syntax of aif, usingExtended Backus-Naur Form, is
branching-statement ::=ifcondition-clausesingle-statement |block-statement [elsesingle-statement |block-statement ] condition-clause ::=(Boolean Expression)single-statement ::=Statementblock-statement ::={Statement [Statement ]}
For example:
 | if(expression){System.out.println("'True' statement block");}else{System.out.println("'False' statement block");} |
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