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Federico Lemaire
8,423 PointsIs this code okey?
I did by myself this code without watching how the teacher does it, I didn't use the If Else, just used the IF. So my question is about if there is a problem of using many IF as I want instead of IfElse?
// when the player collects an item on the screen function itemHandler(player, item) { item.kill(); if (item.key === 'coin') { currentScore = currentScore + 10; } if (item.key === 'poison') { currentScore = currentScore - 10; } if (item.key === 'star') { currentScore = currentScore + 30; } if (currentScore === winningScore) { createBadge(); } }
2 Answers
Brandon Evans
8,154 PointsHi Federico!
Generally speaking, it just depends. Yes, you can use as many if statements as you'd like consecutively, however there could be potential problems depending on what sort of action needs to take place. It ultimately has to do with code efficiency and your needs. In your particular situation, this might be perfectly fine.
It's important to keep in mind that if statements are executed independent of one another - i.e; each statement will run. else if statements will only execute if the previous if's fail.
Hope this helps!
Federico Lemaire
8,423 PointsHey Brandon! Thanks a lot for the explication, I've got it now and I see why to use the else if instead only If. Thanks for your time