if expressions
You use if expressions exactly like if statements in other languages:
1. ```
fn main() {
```
2. ```
let x = 10;
```
3. ```
if x == 0 {
```
4. ```
println!("zero!");
```
5. ```
} else if x < 100 {
```
6. ```
println!("biggish");
```
7. ```
} else {
```
8. ```
println!("huge");
```
9. ```
}
```
10. ```
}
```
In addition, you can use if as an expression. The last expression of each block becomes the value of the if expression:
1. ```
fn main() {
```
2. ```
let x = 10;
```
3. ```
let size = if x < 20 { "small" } else { "large" };
```
4. ```
println!("number size: {}", size);
```
5. ```
}
```
This slide should take about 4 minutes.
Because if is an expression and must have a particular type, both of its branch blocks must have the same type. Show what happens if you add ; after "small" in the second example.
An if expression should be used in the same way as the other expressions. For example, when it is used in a let statement, the statement must be terminated with a ; as well. Remove the ; before println! to see the compiler error.
