Yes. There are ways to arrange the tests. You could first split the group into zero and not-zero. Then split not-zero into positive and negative. But you will always need two tests, whatever they are.
Here is a program that implements the flowchart.
The part that corresponds to the nested decision of
the flow chart is in red.
This is called a nested if statement
because it is nested in a branch of an outer if statement.
Indenting: The "false branch" of the first if is a complete if statement.
Its two branches are indented relative to the if they belong to.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class NumberTester
{
public static void main (String[] args)
{
Scanner scan = new Scanner( System.in );
int num;
System.out.println("Enter an integer:");
num = scan.nextInt();
if ( num < 0 )
{
// true-branch
System.out.println("The number " + num + " is negative");
}
else
{
// nested if
if ( num > 0 )
{
System.out.println("The number " + num + " is positive");
}
else
{
System.out.println("The number " + num + " is zero");
}
}
System.out.println("Good-bye for now"); // always executed
}
}
Could an if statement be nested inside the
true branch of another if statement?