## The if Statement

The  `if`  statement in AVAP is used for conditional execution. The syntax is as follows:

```javascript
if (variable, variableValue, comparator, expression)

                code to execute

                else()

                code to execute

                end()
```

This statement evaluates the condition specified by the  `variable` ,  `variableValue` ,  `comparator` , and  `expression` . It selects exactly one of the suites (blocks of code) by evaluating the expressions one by one until a true condition is found. The corresponding suite is then executed. If all conditions are false, no suites are executed.