Can You Nest If Statements in MATLAB?

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Nesting if statements in MATLAB is fully supported, similar to C#. The provided code example demonstrates how to structure nested if statements effectively, utilizing conditions and sub-conditions to manipulate the variable 'a'. The final output of 'a' after executing the nested conditions is 4, confirming the correct implementation of the logic. This functionality is essential for controlling program flow based on multiple criteria.

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Just started a new college module and we'll be using MATLAB quite a bit. I was wondering, can you nest if statements in MATLAB like in C#?
Would code such as this work in MATLAB?

if (condition 1)
if (sub condition 1)
Code
elseif (sub condition 2)
Code
elseif (condition 2)
if (sub condition 3)
Code
elseif (sub condition 4)
Code
end
 
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Yes, of course.
Code:
a = 6;

if abs(a) <= 5
    if a < 0
        a = -a;
    elseif a > 3
        a = a -2;
    end
elseif abs(a) > 5
    if a > 10
        a = a - 5;
    elseif a < 7
        a = a -2;
    end
end

a
a =

     4
 
Thanks!
 

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