====== else ====== if ( condition == true ){ command; } else { // if the "if" condition false command; } check if a condition is true or false ===== example of else===== package plausibilitycheck; import java.util.Scanner; public class Plausibilitycheck{ /** * @param args the command line arguments */ public static void main(String[] args) { int celsius; double fahrenheit; Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Please type in Celsius : "); celsius = scan.nextInt(); if (celsius > 0) { fahrenheit = celsius * 1.8 + 32; System.out.println(celsius + "° Celsius are " + fahrenheit + "° Fahrenheit"); } else { System.out.println("invalid Celsius Value "); } } } === output else === Please type in Celsius: 0 invalid Celsius Value