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Algorithms","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch28-algorithms-searching-sorting-recursion\u002F28.2-sorting-algorithms",{"path":309,"title":310,"stem":311},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch28-algorithms-searching-sorting-recursion\u002F3-recursion","Recursion","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch28-algorithms-searching-sorting-recursion\u002F28.3-recursion",{"path":313,"title":314,"stem":315},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch28-algorithms-searching-sorting-recursion\u002F4-recursive-searching-and-sorting","Recursive Searching and Sorting","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch28-algorithms-searching-sorting-recursion\u002F28.4-recursive-searching-and-sorting",{"path":317,"title":318,"stem":319},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch29-git-and-github-basics\u002F1-coming-soon","Git & GitHub Basics — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch29-git-and-github-basics\u002F29.1-coming-soon",{"path":321,"title":322,"stem":323},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch30-git-history-and-merging\u002F1-coming-soon","Git — History & Merging — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch30-git-history-and-merging\u002F30.1-coming-soon",{"path":325,"title":326,"stem":327},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch31-dev-environment-and-tooling\u002F1-coming-soon","Dev Environment & Tooling — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch31-dev-environment-and-tooling\u002F31.1-coming-soon",{"path":329,"title":330,"stem":331},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch32-unit-testing\u002F1-coming-soon","Unit Testing — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch32-unit-testing\u002F32.1-coming-soon",{"path":333,"title":334,"stem":335},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch33-advantagekit-autologging\u002F1-coming-soon","AdvantageKit — AutoLogging — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch33-advantagekit-autologging\u002F33.1-coming-soon",{"path":337,"title":338,"stem":339},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch34-log-replay\u002F1-coming-soon","Log Replay — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch34-log-replay\u002F34.1-coming-soon",{"path":341,"title":342,"stem":343},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch35-advantagescope-i-visualization\u002F1-coming-soon","AdvantageScope I: Visualization — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch35-advantagescope-i-visualization\u002F35.1-coming-soon",{"path":345,"title":346,"stem":347},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch36-advantagescope-ii-custom-3d-assets\u002F1-coming-soon","AdvantageScope II: Custom 3D Assets — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch36-advantagescope-ii-custom-3d-assets\u002F36.1-coming-soon",{"path":349,"title":350,"stem":351},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch37-autonomous-i\u002F1-coming-soon","Autonomous I — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch37-autonomous-i\u002F37.1-coming-soon",{"path":353,"title":354,"stem":355},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch38-autonomous-ii-pathplanner-and-trajectories\u002F1-coming-soon","Autonomous II: PathPlanner & Trajectories — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch38-autonomous-ii-pathplanner-and-trajectories\u002F38.1-coming-soon",{"path":357,"title":358,"stem":359},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch39-control-fundamentals\u002F1-coming-soon","Control Fundamentals — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch39-control-fundamentals\u002F39.1-coming-soon",{"path":361,"title":362,"stem":363},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch40-motion-profiles\u002F1-coming-soon","Motion Profiles — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch40-motion-profiles\u002F40.1-coming-soon",{"path":365,"title":366,"stem":367},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch41-hardware-fundamentals\u002F1-coming-soon","Hardware Fundamentals — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch41-hardware-fundamentals\u002F41.1-coming-soon",{"path":369,"title":370,"stem":371},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch42-photonvision\u002F1-coming-soon","PhotonVision — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch42-photonvision\u002F42.1-coming-soon",{"path":373,"title":374,"stem":375},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch43-apriltags-and-pose\u002F1-coming-soon","AprilTags & Pose — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch43-apriltags-and-pose\u002F43.1-coming-soon",{"path":377,"title":378,"stem":379},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch44-subsystems-i\u002F1-coming-soon","Subsystems I — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch44-subsystems-i\u002F44.1-coming-soon",{"path":381,"title":382,"stem":383},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch45-subsystems-ii-advanced\u002F1-coming-soon","Subsystems II — Advanced — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch45-subsystems-ii-advanced\u002F45.1-coming-soon",{"path":385,"title":386,"stem":387},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch46-team-utilities-i\u002F1-coming-soon","Team Utilities I — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch46-team-utilities-i\u002F46.1-coming-soon",{"path":389,"title":390,"stem":391},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch47-field-constants\u002F1-coming-soon","Field Constants — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch47-field-constants\u002F47.1-coming-soon",{"path":393,"title":394,"stem":395},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch48-troubleshooting-i-runtime-debug\u002F1-coming-soon","Troubleshooting I — Runtime Debug — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch48-troubleshooting-i-runtime-debug\u002F48.1-coming-soon",{"path":397,"title":398,"stem":399},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch49-troubleshooting-ii-can-and-sim\u002F1-coming-soon","Troubleshooting II: CAN & Sim — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch49-troubleshooting-ii-can-and-sim\u002F49.1-coming-soon",{"path":401,"title":402,"stem":403},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch50-vendor-libraries-talonfx\u002F1-coming-soon","Vendor Libraries: TalonFX — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch50-vendor-libraries-talonfx\u002F50.1-coming-soon",{"path":405,"title":406,"stem":407},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch51-robot-alerts\u002F1-coming-soon","Robot Alerts — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch51-robot-alerts\u002F51.1-coming-soon",{"path":409,"title":410,"stem":411},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch52-wpilib-commands\u002F1-coming-soon","WPILib Commands — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch52-wpilib-commands\u002F52.1-coming-soon",{"path":413,"title":414,"stem":415},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch53-wpilib-geometry\u002F1-coming-soon","WPILib Geometry — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch53-wpilib-geometry\u002F53.1-coming-soon",{"path":417,"title":418,"stem":419},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch54-networktables\u002F1-coming-soon","NetworkTables — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch54-networktables\u002F54.1-coming-soon",{"path":421,"title":422,"stem":423},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch55-command-scheduler\u002F1-coming-soon","Command Scheduler — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch55-command-scheduler\u002F55.1-coming-soon",{"path":425,"title":426,"stem":427},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch56-wpilib-timers\u002F1-coming-soon","WPILib Timers — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch56-wpilib-timers\u002F56.1-coming-soon",{"path":429,"title":430,"stem":431},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch57-wpilib-triggers\u002F1-coming-soon","WPILib Triggers — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch57-wpilib-triggers\u002F57.1-coming-soon",{"path":433,"title":434,"stem":435},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch58-vendor-units-and-conversions\u002F1-coming-soon","Vendor Units & Conversions — Coming Soon","shockwave-curriculum\u002Flessons\u002Fch58-vendor-units-and-conversions\u002F58.1-coming-soon",[437,441,445,449,453,457,461,465,469,473,477,481,485,489,493,497,501,505,509,513,517,521,525,529,533,537,541,545,549,553,557,561,565,569,573,577,581,585,589,593],{"path":438,"title":439,"stem":440},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch01-why-java-for-frc\u002F2-intro-to-algorithms-programming-and-compilers","Intro to Algorithms, Programming & Compilers — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch01-why-java-for-frc\u002F1.2-intro-to-algorithms-programming-and-compilers",{"path":442,"title":443,"stem":444},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F1-variables-and-data-types","Variables & Data Types — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2.1-variables-and-data-types",{"path":446,"title":447,"stem":448},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2-expressions-and-output","Expressions & Output — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2.2-expressions-and-output",{"path":450,"title":451,"stem":452},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F3-assignment-and-input","Assignment & Input — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2.3-assignment-and-input",{"path":454,"title":455,"stem":456},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F4-casting-and-ranges-of-values","Casting & Ranges of Values — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2.4-casting-and-ranges-of-values",{"path":458,"title":459,"stem":460},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F5-compound-assignment-operators","Compound Assignment Operators — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch02-variables-and-types\u002F2.5-compound-assignment-operators",{"path":462,"title":463,"stem":464},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F1-apis-and-libraries","APIs and Libraries — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F3.1-apis-and-libraries",{"path":466,"title":467,"stem":468},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F2-documentation-with-comments-and-preconditions","Documentation with Comments and Preconditions — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F3.2-documentation-with-comments-and-preconditions",{"path":470,"title":471,"stem":472},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F3-packages-and-imports","Packages & Imports — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch03-apis-libraries-and-documentation\u002F3.3-packages-and-imports",{"path":474,"title":475,"stem":476},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F1-methods-signatures-and-parameters","Methods, Signatures & Parameters — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.1-methods-signatures-and-parameters",{"path":478,"title":479,"stem":480},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F2-calling-class-methods","Calling Class Methods — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.2-calling-class-methods",{"path":482,"title":483,"stem":484},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F3-using-the-math-class","Using the Math Class — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.3-using-the-math-class",{"path":486,"title":487,"stem":488},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4-objects-instances-of-classes","Objects — Instances of Classes — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.4-objects-instances-of-classes",{"path":490,"title":491,"stem":492},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F5-creating-and-initializing-objects-constructors","Creating & Initializing Objects: Constructors — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.5-creating-and-initializing-objects-constructors",{"path":494,"title":495,"stem":496},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F6-calling-instance-methods","Calling Instance Methods — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch04-using-objects-and-calling-methods\u002F4.6-calling-instance-methods",{"path":498,"title":499,"stem":500},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F1-5.2-if-statements-and-for-loops","if Statements & For Loops — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.1-5.2-if-statements-and-for-loops",{"path":502,"title":503,"stem":504},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F10-nested-iteration","Nested Iteration — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.10-nested-iteration",{"path":506,"title":507,"stem":508},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F11-informal-runtime-analysis-of-loops","Informal Runtime Analysis of Loops — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.11-informal-runtime-analysis-of-loops",{"path":510,"title":511,"stem":512},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F3-algorithms-with-selection-and-repetition","Algorithms with Selection and Repetition — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.3-algorithms-with-selection-and-repetition",{"path":514,"title":515,"stem":516},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F4-boolean-expressions","Boolean Expressions — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.4-boolean-expressions",{"path":518,"title":519,"stem":520},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5-nested-if-statements","Nested if Statements — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.5-nested-if-statements",{"path":522,"title":523,"stem":524},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F6-compound-boolean-expressions","Compound Boolean Expressions — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.6-compound-boolean-expressions",{"path":526,"title":527,"stem":528},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F7-comparing-boolean-expressions-de-morgans-laws","Comparing Boolean Expressions (De Morgan's Laws) — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.7-comparing-boolean-expressions-de-morgans-laws",{"path":530,"title":531,"stem":532},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F8-while-loops","While Loops — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.8-while-loops",{"path":534,"title":535,"stem":536},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F9-implementing-selection-and-iteration-algorithms","Implementing Selection and Iteration Algorithms — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.9-implementing-selection-and-iteration-algorithms",{"path":538,"title":539,"stem":540},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch06-strings\u002F1-strings","Strings — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch06-strings\u002F6.1-strings",{"path":542,"title":543,"stem":544},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch06-strings\u002F2-string-algorithms","String Algorithms — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch06-strings\u002F6.2-string-algorithms",{"path":546,"title":547,"stem":548},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F1-anatomy-of-a-java-class","Anatomy of a Java Class — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F7.1-anatomy-of-a-java-class",{"path":550,"title":551,"stem":552},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F2-methods-how-to-write-them","Methods: How to Write Them — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F7.2-methods-how-to-write-them",{"path":554,"title":555,"stem":556},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F3-methods-passing-and-returning-references-of-an-object","Methods: Passing & Returning References of an Object — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F7.3-methods-passing-and-returning-references-of-an-object",{"path":558,"title":559,"stem":560},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F4-class-static-variables-and-methods","Class (static) Variables & Methods — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch07-the-class-blueprint\u002F7.4-class-static-variables-and-methods",{"path":562,"title":563,"stem":564},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch08-constructors-and-this\u002F1-8.2-constructors-and-this","Constructors & \"this\" — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch08-constructors-and-this\u002F8.1-8.2-constructors-and-this",{"path":566,"title":567,"stem":568},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch09-storing-data\u002F1-array-creation-and-access","Array Creation and Access — Worked Example","shockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch09-storing-data\u002F9.1-array-creation-and-access",{"path":570,"title":571,"stem":572},"\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch09-storing-data\u002F2-arraylist-and-its-methods","ArrayList and its Methods — Worked 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If that's not what you meant, braces fix it:",[782,948,950],{"className":784,"code":949,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"if (sunny)\n{\n    if (hot)\n    {\n        goToBeach();\n    }\n}\nelse \u002F\u002F now belongs to the OUTER if, thanks to the braces\n{\n    bringUmbrella();\n}\n",[777,951,952,957,961,966,971,976,981,985,990,994,999],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,953,954],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,955,956],{},"if (sunny)\n",[791,958,959],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,960,803],{},[791,962,963],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,964,965],{},"    if (hot)\n",[791,967,968],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,969,970],{},"    {\n",[791,972,973],{"class":793,"line":818},[791,974,975],{},"        goToBeach();\n",[791,977,978],{"class":793,"line":824},[791,979,980],{},"    }\n",[791,982,983],{"class":793,"line":829},[791,984,815],{},[791,986,987],{"class":793,"line":835},[791,988,989],{},"else \u002F\u002F now belongs to the OUTER if, thanks to the braces\n",[791,991,992],{"class":793,"line":840},[791,993,803],{},[791,995,996],{"class":793,"line":846},[791,997,998],{},"    bringUmbrella();\n",[791,1000,1001],{"class":793,"line":851},[791,1002,815],{},[768,1004,1006],{"id":1005},"common-pitfalls","Common Pitfalls",[1008,1009,1010,1024,1040],"ul",{},[1011,1012,1013,1023],"li",{},[1014,1015,1016,1017,1019,1020,1022],"strong",{},"Using separate ",[777,1018,878],{},"s instead of ",[777,1021,779],{},"."," Separate ifs are each checked independently — a later one can silently overwrite what an earlier one just set.",[1011,1025,1026,1029,1030,1033,1034,1036,1037,1039],{},[1014,1027,1028],{},"Relying on indentation instead of braces."," Java ignores indentation entirely; only ",[777,1031,1032],{},"{ }"," actually determines which ",[777,1035,878],{}," an ",[777,1038,865],{}," belongs to.",[1011,1041,1042,1048,1049,1052],{},[1014,1043,1044,1045,1047],{},"Skipping the trailing ",[777,1046,865],{}," when a local variable is only assigned inside branches."," Java requires a local variable to be ",[881,1050,1051],{},"definitely assigned"," before it's read — if no branch is guaranteed to run, the compiler won't let you read it afterward:",[782,1054,1056],{"className":784,"code":1055,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"String tier; \u002F\u002F local variable, no initial value\n\nif (score >= 8)\n{\n    tier = \"ELITE\";\n}\n\u002F\u002F no else — if score \u003C 8, tier is never assigned\n\nSystem.out.println(tier); \u002F\u002F won't compile: tier might not be assigned\n",[777,1057,1058,1063,1067,1072,1076,1081,1085,1090,1094],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1059,1060],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1061,1062],{},"String tier; \u002F\u002F local variable, no initial value\n",[791,1064,1065],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1066,915],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":914},[791,1068,1069],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1070,1071],{},"if (score >= 8)\n",[791,1073,1074],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,1075,803],{},[791,1077,1078],{"class":793,"line":818},[791,1079,1080],{},"    tier = \"ELITE\";\n",[791,1082,1083],{"class":793,"line":824},[791,1084,815],{},[791,1086,1087],{"class":793,"line":829},[791,1088,1089],{},"\u002F\u002F no else — if score \u003C 8, tier is never assigned\n",[791,1091,1092],{"class":793,"line":835},[791,1093,915],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":914},[791,1095,1096],{"class":793,"line":840},[791,1097,1098],{},"System.out.println(tier); \u002F\u002F won't compile: tier might not be assigned\n",[773,1100,1101,1102,1105],{},"This only applies to local variables — an instance variable like ",[777,1103,1104],{},"state"," above already has a default value, so it doesn't need every branch to cover it.",[768,1107,1109],{"id":1108},"key-takeaways","Key Takeaways",[1008,1111,1112,1117,1123],{},[1011,1113,1114,1116],{},[777,1115,779],{}," chains pick exactly one branch — the first condition that's true, and nothing after it.",[1011,1118,1119,1120,1122],{},"Unconnected, separate ",[777,1121,878],{}," statements are checked independently and can overwrite each other's results.",[1011,1124,1125,1126,1128,1129,1131],{},"An ",[777,1127,865],{}," always attaches to the nearest unmatched ",[777,1130,878],{}," — braces are the only reliable way to control this.",[773,1133,1134,1135,1138,1139,1142],{},"Derived from ",[777,1136,1137],{},"csawesome-2026",": ",[777,1140,1141],{},"unit-2-selection-and-iteration\u002F2.04-nested-if-statements.md"," (CSA 2.4)",[1144,1145,1146],"style",{},"html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}html.dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}",{"title":787,"searchDepth":800,"depth":800,"links":1148},[1149,1150,1151,1152,1153],{"id":770,"depth":800,"text":771},{"id":869,"depth":800,"text":870},{"id":932,"depth":800,"text":933},{"id":1005,"depth":800,"text":1006},{"id":1108,"depth":800,"text":1109},"md",{"outlineRef":1156,"status":1157},"5.5 — Nested if Statements (CSA 2.4)","new — authored lesson (fuller depth than the teaser slide)",{"title":90,"description":787},"7STtpxPvNqxDs5AlTLv9IoTQolmQirhiIsFZS2XDnco",{"id":1161,"title":519,"body":1162,"description":787,"extension":1154,"meta":1452,"navigation":914,"path":518,"seo":1455,"stem":520,"__hash__":1456},"examples\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexamples\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.5-nested-if-statements.md",{"type":761,"value":1163,"toc":1441},[1164,1167,1171,1186,1190,1199,1205,1211,1290,1321,1332,1339,1345,1370,1396,1403,1419,1423,1439],[764,1165,519],{"id":1166},"nested-if-statements-worked-example",[768,1168,1170],{"id":1169},"problem","Problem",[773,1172,1173,1174,1177,1178,1181,1182,1185],{},"Given the number of game pieces team 1622's robot scored in a match, print a performance tier: ",[777,1175,1176],{},"\"ELITE\""," for 8 or more, ",[777,1179,1180],{},"\"SOLID\""," for 5 to 7, and ",[777,1183,1184],{},"\"DEVELOPING\""," for anything below that.",[768,1187,1189],{"id":1188},"step-1-start-from-the-data","Step 1: Start From the Data",[782,1191,1193],{"className":784,"code":1192,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"int piecesScored = 6;\n",[777,1194,1195],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1196,1197],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1198,1192],{},[768,1200,1202,1203],{"id":1201},"step-2-chain-the-branches-with-else-if","Step 2: Chain the Branches with ",[777,1204,779],{},[773,1206,1207,1208,1210],{},"Three tiers need three paths, and only one should ever run. Chaining ",[777,1209,779],{}," checks each condition in order and stops at the first true one:",[782,1212,1214],{"className":784,"code":1213,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"String tier;\n\nif (piecesScored >= 8)\n{\n    tier = \"ELITE\";\n}\nelse if (piecesScored >= 5)\n{\n    tier = \"SOLID\";\n}\nelse\n{\n    tier = \"DEVELOPING\";\n}\n\nSystem.out.println(tier);\n",[777,1215,1216,1221,1225,1230,1234,1238,1242,1247,1251,1256,1260,1264,1268,1274,1279,1284],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1217,1218],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1219,1220],{},"String tier;\n",[791,1222,1223],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1224,915],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":914},[791,1226,1227],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1228,1229],{},"if (piecesScored >= 8)\n",[791,1231,1232],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,1233,803],{},[791,1235,1236],{"class":793,"line":818},[791,1237,1080],{},[791,1239,1240],{"class":793,"line":824},[791,1241,815],{},[791,1243,1244],{"class":793,"line":829},[791,1245,1246],{},"else if (piecesScored >= 5)\n",[791,1248,1249],{"class":793,"line":835},[791,1250,803],{},[791,1252,1253],{"class":793,"line":840},[791,1254,1255],{},"    tier = \"SOLID\";\n",[791,1257,1258],{"class":793,"line":846},[791,1259,815],{},[791,1261,1262],{"class":793,"line":851},[791,1263,843],{},[791,1265,1266],{"class":793,"line":857},[791,1267,803],{},[791,1269,1271],{"class":793,"line":1270},13,[791,1272,1273],{},"    tier = \"DEVELOPING\";\n",[791,1275,1277],{"class":793,"line":1276},14,[791,1278,815],{},[791,1280,1282],{"class":793,"line":1281},15,[791,1283,915],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":914},[791,1285,1287],{"class":793,"line":1286},16,[791,1288,1289],{},"System.out.println(tier);\n",[773,1291,1292,1293,1296,1297,1300,1301,1303,1304,1307,1308,1311,1312,1314,1315,1317,1318,1022],{},"With ",[777,1294,1295],{},"piecesScored = 6",": the first condition (",[777,1298,1299],{},">= 8",") is false, so control moves to the ",[777,1302,779],{},"; ",[777,1305,1306],{},"6 >= 5"," is true, so ",[777,1309,1310],{},"tier"," becomes ",[777,1313,1180],{}," and the trailing ",[777,1316,865],{}," never runs. Output: ",[777,1319,1320],{},"SOLID",[773,1322,1323,1324,1327,1328,1331],{},"Notice the middle branch doesn't need to also check ",[777,1325,1326],{},"piecesScored \u003C 8"," — by the time ",[777,1329,1330],{},"else if (piecesScored >= 5)"," is reached, the first condition has already failed, so being here already means it's under 8.",[768,1333,1335,1336,1338],{"id":1334},"step-3-why-it-cant-be-separate-ifs","Step 3: Why It Can't Be Separate ",[777,1337,878],{},"s",[773,1340,1341,1342,1344],{},"Writing three unconnected ",[777,1343,878],{}," statements instead would check all three independently, and a later one can silently overwrite an earlier assignment:",[782,1346,1348],{"className":784,"code":1347,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"\u002F\u002F NOT connected — every condition is checked independently\nif (piecesScored >= 8)  { tier = \"ELITE\"; }\nif (piecesScored >= 5)  { tier = \"SOLID\"; }       \u002F\u002F an 8 would ALSO hit this,\nif (piecesScored \u003C 5)   { tier = \"DEVELOPING\"; }  \u002F\u002F overwriting \"ELITE\" with \"SOLID\"!\n",[777,1349,1350,1355,1360,1365],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1351,1352],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1353,1354],{},"\u002F\u002F NOT connected — every condition is checked independently\n",[791,1356,1357],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1358,1359],{},"if (piecesScored >= 8)  { tier = \"ELITE\"; }\n",[791,1361,1362],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1363,1364],{},"if (piecesScored >= 5)  { tier = \"SOLID\"; }       \u002F\u002F an 8 would ALSO hit this,\n",[791,1366,1367],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,1368,1369],{},"if (piecesScored \u003C 5)   { tier = \"DEVELOPING\"; }  \u002F\u002F overwriting \"ELITE\" with \"SOLID\"!\n",[773,1371,1372,1373,1376,1377,1379,1380,1382,1383,1385,1386,1388,1389,1392,1393,1395],{},"With a score of ",[777,1374,1375],{},"8",", the chained version correctly stops at ",[777,1378,1176],{},". This unconnected version would first set ",[777,1381,1310],{}," to ",[777,1384,1176],{},", then immediately overwrite it with ",[777,1387,1180],{}," on the very next line, since ",[777,1390,1391],{},"8 >= 5"," is also true. ",[777,1394,779],{}," is what makes the branches mutually exclusive.",[768,1397,1399,1400,1402],{"id":1398},"step-4-the-trailing-else-isnt-optional-busywork","Step 4: The Trailing ",[777,1401,865],{}," Isn't Optional Busywork",[773,1404,1405,1406,1408,1409,1411,1412,1415,1416,1418],{},"Leaving off the final ",[777,1407,865],{}," means \"do nothing\" becomes a real possible outcome — if neither condition had matched, ",[777,1410,1310],{}," would never be assigned at all, and the ",[777,1413,1414],{},"println"," below it wouldn't even compile (Java requires a local variable to be definitely assigned before it's read). Keeping the plain ",[777,1417,865],{}," guarantees every possible score lands in exactly one tier.",[768,1420,1422],{"id":1421},"recap","Recap",[1008,1424,1425,1429,1433],{},[1011,1426,1427,1116],{},[777,1428,779],{},[1011,1430,1119,1431,1122],{},[777,1432,878],{},[1011,1434,1125,1435,1128,1437,1131],{},[777,1436,865],{},[777,1438,878],{},[1144,1440,1146],{},{"title":787,"searchDepth":800,"depth":800,"links":1442},[1443,1444,1445,1447,1449,1451],{"id":1169,"depth":800,"text":1170},{"id":1188,"depth":800,"text":1189},{"id":1201,"depth":800,"text":1446},"Step 2: Chain the Branches with else if",{"id":1334,"depth":800,"text":1448},"Step 3: Why It Can't Be Separate ifs",{"id":1398,"depth":800,"text":1450},"Step 4: The Trailing else Isn't Optional Busywork",{"id":1421,"depth":800,"text":1422},{"outlineRef":1156,"pairsWith":1453,"status":1454},"[`lessons\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.5-nested-if-statements.md`](..\u002F..\u002Flessons\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.5-nested-if-statements.md)","new — authored worked example (fully solved, walked step by step — not a problem to attempt)",{"title":519,"description":787},"4q16EAGQyMcc4O96jdvSnmX4MXZacrpaCmSBwC3SGXE",{"id":1458,"title":680,"body":1459,"description":787,"extension":1154,"meta":1979,"navigation":914,"path":679,"seo":1981,"stem":681,"__hash__":1982},"exercises\u002Fshockwave-curriculum\u002Fexercises\u002Fch05-control-structures\u002F5.5-nested-if-statements.md",{"type":761,"value":1460,"toc":1975},[1461,1464,1468,1474,1503,1514,1519,1562,1568,1597,1630,1634,1655,1658,1804,1809,1904,1973],[764,1462,680],{"id":1463},"nested-if-statements-exercises",[768,1465,1467],{"id":1466},"multiple-choice","Multiple Choice",[773,1469,1470,1473],{},[1014,1471,1472],{},"Question:"," (The indentation below is shown exactly as a teammate typed it — on purpose.)",[782,1475,1477],{"className":784,"code":1476,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"if (batteryVoltage > 11.0)\n    if (allSensorsOk)\n        System.out.println(\"READY\");\nelse\n    System.out.println(\"NOT READY\");\n",[777,1478,1479,1484,1489,1494,1498],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1480,1481],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1482,1483],{},"if (batteryVoltage > 11.0)\n",[791,1485,1486],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1487,1488],{},"    if (allSensorsOk)\n",[791,1490,1491],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1492,1493],{},"        System.out.println(\"READY\");\n",[791,1495,1496],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,1497,843],{},[791,1499,1500],{"class":793,"line":818},[791,1501,1502],{},"    System.out.println(\"NOT READY\");\n",[773,1504,1505,1506,1509,1510,1513],{},"If ",[777,1507,1508],{},"batteryVoltage"," is ",[777,1511,1512],{},"10.5",", what prints?",[773,1515,1516],{},[1014,1517,1518],{},"Options:",[1008,1520,1521,1533,1542,1553],{},[1011,1522,1523,1524,1527,1528,1530,1531],{},"A. ",[777,1525,1526],{},"NOT READY",", because the ",[777,1529,865],{}," attaches to the outer ",[777,1532,878],{},[1011,1534,1535,1536,1538,1539,1541],{},"B. Nothing prints, because the ",[777,1537,865],{}," attaches to the inner ",[777,1540,878],{},", and the outer condition is false",[1011,1543,1544,1545,1548,1549,1552],{},"C. ",[777,1546,1547],{},"READY",", because ",[777,1550,1551],{},"allSensorsOk"," is never checked when voltage is low",[1011,1554,1555,1556,1558,1559,1561],{},"D. It doesn't compile, because an ",[777,1557,878],{}," inside an ",[777,1560,878],{}," needs braces",[773,1563,1564,1567],{},[1014,1565,1566],{},"Answer:"," B",[773,1569,1570,1573,1574,1576,1577,1579,1580,1583,1584,1587,1588,1590,1591,1593,1594,1596],{},[1014,1571,1572],{},"Why:"," Without braces, an ",[777,1575,865],{}," always attaches to the closest unmatched ",[777,1578,878],{},", regardless of indentation — here, that's the inner ",[777,1581,1582],{},"if (allSensorsOk)",", not the outer one. Since ",[777,1585,1586],{},"batteryVoltage > 11.0"," is false, the entire outer ",[777,1589,878],{},"'s body — including that inner ",[777,1592,878],{},"\u002F",[777,1595,865],{}," pair — never runs at all. Nothing prints.",[1008,1598,1599,1608,1624],{},[1011,1600,1601,1602,1604,1605,1607],{},"A is wrong because that's what the indentation visually suggests, but Java ignores indentation entirely; the ",[777,1603,865],{}," binds to the nearest unmatched ",[777,1606,878],{},", which is the inner one.",[1011,1609,1610,1611,1613,1614,1593,1616,1618,1619,1621,1622,1022],{},"C is wrong because it's true that ",[777,1612,1551],{}," is never checked, but that also means the inner ",[777,1615,878],{},[777,1617,865],{}," block — including its ",[777,1620,865],{}," — never runs, so nothing prints, not ",[777,1623,1547],{},[1011,1625,1626,1627,1629],{},"D is wrong because nested ",[777,1628,878],{}," statements without braces compile just fine in Java; it's a readability and correctness hazard (the dangling-else problem), not a compiler error.",[768,1631,1633],{"id":1632},"micro-parsons","Micro-Parsons",[773,1635,1636,1639,1640,1643,1644,1647,1648,1651,1652,1654],{},[1014,1637,1638],{},"Problem:"," These lines, once correctly ordered, form a program that prints ",[777,1641,1642],{},"\"FAST\""," if a climb took under 10 seconds, ",[777,1645,1646],{},"\"OK\""," if it took under 20 seconds, or ",[777,1649,1650],{},"\"SLOW\""," otherwise — the trailing ",[777,1653,865],{}," makes sure every possible climb time lands somewhere, instead of silently doing nothing.",[773,1656,1657],{},"Reorder the fragments below into a working program:",[1008,1659,1660,1666,1692,1698,1704,1710,1734,1740,1746,1769,1775,1781],{},[1011,1661,1662,1663],{},"a. ",[777,1664,1665],{},"        if (climbTime \u003C 10.0)",[1011,1667,1668,1669,1672],{},"b. ",[881,1670,1671],{},"(three lines, merged — this branch's only statement and its own braces, since nothing else could ever validly go between them)",[782,1673,1675],{"className":784,"code":1674,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"        {\n            System.out.println(\"FAST\");\n        }\n",[777,1676,1677,1682,1687],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1678,1679],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1680,1681],{},"        {\n",[791,1683,1684],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1685,1686],{},"            System.out.println(\"FAST\");\n",[791,1688,1689],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1690,1691],{},"        }\n",[1011,1693,1694,1695],{},"c. ",[777,1696,1697],{},"public class ClimbSpeed",[1011,1699,1700,1701],{},"d. ",[777,1702,1703],{},"        else if (climbTime \u003C 20.0)",[1011,1705,1706,1707],{},"e. ",[777,1708,1709],{},"    public static void main(String[] args)",[1011,1711,1712,1713,1716],{},"f. ",[881,1714,1715],{},"(three lines, merged — this branch's only statement and its own braces)",[782,1717,1719],{"className":784,"code":1718,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"        {\n            System.out.println(\"OK\");\n        }\n",[777,1720,1721,1725,1730],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1722,1723],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1724,1681],{},[791,1726,1727],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1728,1729],{},"            System.out.println(\"OK\");\n",[791,1731,1732],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1733,1691],{},[1011,1735,1736,1737],{},"g. ",[777,1738,1739],{},"        else",[1011,1741,1742,1743],{},"h. ",[777,1744,1745],{},"{",[1011,1747,1748,1749,1751],{},"i. ",[881,1750,1715],{},[782,1752,1754],{"className":784,"code":1753,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"        {\n            System.out.println(\"SLOW\");\n        }\n",[777,1755,1756,1760,1765],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1757,1758],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1759,1681],{},[791,1761,1762],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1763,1764],{},"            System.out.println(\"SLOW\");\n",[791,1766,1767],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1768,1691],{},[1011,1770,1771,1772],{},"j. ",[777,1773,1774],{},"    {",[1011,1776,1777,1778],{},"k. ",[777,1779,1780],{},"        double climbTime = 14.5;",[1011,1782,1783,1784,1791],{},"l. ",[881,1785,1786,1787,1790],{},"(two lines, merged into one fragment — nothing valid can ever come between the closing brace of ",[777,1788,1789],{},"main"," and the closing brace of the class)",[782,1792,1794],{"className":784,"code":1793,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"    }\n}\n",[777,1795,1796,1800],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1797,1798],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1799,980],{},[791,1801,1802],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1803,815],{},[773,1805,1806,1808],{},[1014,1807,1566],{}," c, h, e, j, k, a, b, d, f, g, i, l",[782,1810,1812],{"className":784,"code":1811,"language":786,"meta":787,"style":787},"public class ClimbSpeed\n{\n    public static void main(String[] args)\n    {\n        double climbTime = 14.5;\n\n        if (climbTime \u003C 10.0)\n        {\n            System.out.println(\"FAST\");\n        }\n        else if (climbTime \u003C 20.0)\n        {\n            System.out.println(\"OK\");\n        }\n        else\n        {\n            System.out.println(\"SLOW\");\n        }\n    }\n}\n",[777,1813,1814,1819,1823,1828,1832,1837,1841,1846,1850,1854,1858,1863,1867,1871,1875,1880,1884,1889,1894,1899],{"__ignoreMap":787},[791,1815,1816],{"class":793,"line":794},[791,1817,1818],{},"public class ClimbSpeed\n",[791,1820,1821],{"class":793,"line":800},[791,1822,803],{},[791,1824,1825],{"class":793,"line":806},[791,1826,1827],{},"    public static void main(String[] args)\n",[791,1829,1830],{"class":793,"line":812},[791,1831,970],{},[791,1833,1834],{"class":793,"line":818},[791,1835,1836],{},"        double climbTime = 14.5;\n",[791,1838,1839],{"class":793,"line":824},[791,1840,915],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":914},[791,1842,1843],{"class":793,"line":829},[791,1844,1845],{},"        if (climbTime \u003C 10.0)\n",[791,1847,1848],{"class":793,"line":835},[791,1849,1681],{},[791,1851,1852],{"class":793,"line":840},[791,1853,1686],{},[791,1855,1856],{"class":793,"line":846},[791,1857,1691],{},[791,1859,1860],{"class":793,"line":851},[791,1861,1862],{},"        else if (climbTime \u003C 20.0)\n",[791,1864,1865],{"class":793,"line":857},[791,1866,1681],{},[791,1868,1869],{"class":793,"line":1270},[791,1870,1729],{},[791,1872,1873],{"class":793,"line":1276},[791,1874,1691],{},[791,1876,1877],{"class":793,"line":1281},[791,1878,1879],{},"        else\n",[791,1881,1882],{"class":793,"line":1286},[791,1883,1681],{},[791,1885,1887],{"class":793,"line":1886},17,[791,1888,1764],{},[791,1890,1892],{"class":793,"line":1891},18,[791,1893,1691],{},[791,1895,1897],{"class":793,"line":1896},19,[791,1898,980],{},[791,1900,1902],{"class":793,"line":1901},20,[791,1903,815],{},[773,1905,1906,1909,1910,1913,1914,1917,1918,1920,1921,1924,1925,1928,1929,1920,1932,1935,1936,1920,1938,1941,1942,1945,1946,1920,1948,1951,1952,1955,1956,1920,1958,1961,1962,1964,1965,1968,1969,1972],{},[1014,1907,1908],{},"Why this order:"," The class (",[777,1911,1912],{},"c",") and its opening brace (",[777,1915,1916],{},"h",") open the program, followed by ",[777,1919,1789],{}," (",[777,1922,1923],{},"e",") and its own opening brace (",[777,1926,1927],{},"j","). ",[777,1930,1931],{},"climbTime",[777,1933,1934],{},"k",") has to be declared before anything checks it. The ",[777,1937,878],{},[777,1939,1940],{},"a",") comes first in the chain; its single-statement body and own braces are merged into one fragment (",[777,1943,1944],{},"b",") since nothing else could ever validly sit inside them. ",[777,1947,779],{},[777,1949,1950],{},"d",") has to directly follow that closing brace — it's part of the same chain, not a separate statement — with its own merged body (",[777,1953,1954],{},"f","). The final ",[777,1957,865],{},[777,1959,1960],{},"g",") has no condition of its own: it catches every climb time that didn't match either range above, so ",[777,1963,1650],{}," is a real reachable outcome instead of the chain silently doing nothing; its body is merged the same way (",[777,1966,1967],{},"i","). Only one of the three branches ever runs. Finally, ",[777,1970,1971],{},"l"," — the method's closing brace immediately followed by the class's closing brace, merged into a single fragment since nothing could ever validly go between them — ends the program.",[1144,1974,1146],{},{"title":787,"searchDepth":800,"depth":800,"links":1976},[1977,1978],{"id":1466,"depth":800,"text":1467},{"id":1632,"depth":800,"text":1633},{"outlineRef":1156,"pairsWith":1453,"status":1980},"new — authored exercises (Multiple Choice + Micro-Parsons)",{"title":680,"description":787},"Y24dE5HG88f1yL7tqUqjkIv_m8dDSm8cVxZ_J5dmQYQ",1790274944186]