freeCodeCamp/guide/english/certifications/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/introducing-else-if-statements/index.md

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title: Introducing Else If statements
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## Introducing Else If statements

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 ### Problem explanation:
```javascript
function testElseIf(val) {
  if (val > 10) {
    return "Greater than 10";
  }
  
  if (val < 5) {
    return "Smaller than 5";
  }
  
  return "Between 5 and 10";
}

// Change this value to test
testElseIf(7);
```
We'll be modifying the existing code above so that it follows the flow of logic that an **else-if** statement has.

 ### Hint: 1
 ``` javascript
   if (val > 10) {
    return "Greater than 10";
  }
  ```
  All `if` statements and their variants start off with an `if` statement.
> _try to solve the problem now_
 
 ### Hint: 2
  ``` javascript
  else if (val < 5) {
    return "Smaller than 5";
  }
  ```
  Statements between the `if` statement and the `else` statement in an **else-if** flow are in the else-if format
> _try to solve the problem now_
 
 ### Hint: 3
``` javascript
else {
  return "Between 5 and 10";
  }
 ```
 The last statement in an **else-if** flow is in the `else` format
 ### Spoiler alert!
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 Solution ahead!
 ## Basic code solution:
```javascript
function testElseIf(val) {
  if (val > 10) {
    return "Greater than 10";
  }
  
  else if (val < 5) {
    return "Smaller than 5";
  }
  
  else {
  return "Between 5 and 10";
  }
}

// Change this value to test
testElseIf(7);
```
:rocket: [Run code](https://repl.it/@RyanPisuena/GoldenWorriedRuntime)
 ## Code explanation
The structure of an **else-if logic flow** is an initial `if` statement, one more `if-else` statements, and one final `else` statement.
 
### Resources
- ["if...else" - *MDN JavaScript reference*](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/if...else)