My if statement always runs

It compiled and it is still wrong

My if statement always runs

This page is part of Intro to Java with Greenfoot. It assumes you have reached lesson 2.4. Opening it is not counted against you and is not tracked as progress.

What it actually means

The if is probably not controlling the block you think it is.

The usual causes

Ranked by how often each one turns out to be the answer. Work down the list.

  1. A semicolon straight after the condition: `if (x > 5);` ends the if immediately.
  2. Missing braces, so only the first line below is controlled by the if.
  3. The condition is not what you think, often = instead of ==.

How to fix it

Look for a semicolon straight after the closing parenthesis of the condition and delete it. If there is none, check the braces really wrap the lines you meant, and check the condition uses == rather than =.

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