Learn how to use statements like if, if-else, switch, for, and while to declare variables and specify expressions, make decisions, iterate over statements, and more.

Don't be intimidated by the prospect of doing functional programming in Java. This step-by-step example will help you learn basic Java lambda syntax quickly and effectively.

On the other hand, when the IF-THEN/ELSE statement executes in a DATA step, any text generated by the macro facility has been resolved, tokenized, and compiled.