/*
  Author  : Michael Robinson
  Program : nestedIf.java
  Purpose : To show how Java processes the 
            nested if statements

  Updated : April 26, 2099
*/     


public class nestedIf
{
    public static void ifNested( int number )
    {
        //at this place number == 20
        if( number > -1 ) //outer if
        {
	       if( number > 1 ) //inner if
	       {
	           number++;    //at this place number == 21
	              	
	           if( number < 1 ) //inner inner if
	           {
	               System.out.println( number );
	           }	
	           else
	           {
	               System.out.println( "number is > 1 == " +  
                                         number );
	           }	
	       }	
	       else
	       {
	           System.out.println( "the number is < 1 == " + 
                                     number );
	       }	
        }
        else
        {
    	       System.out.println( "the value of number is == " + 
                                 number );
        }	

    }//end public static void ifNested()


    public static void main( String arg[] )
    {
        ifNested( 20 );
    
    }//end public static void main( String arg[] )

}//end public class nestedIf