In this example, the program selects the text to be displayed on screen, depending upon the outcome of IF statement. The if statement checks to see if the value of the age variable is less than 17.

You are likely to use the SELECTION statement to define a command string. You create a simple alias by using the ITEM statement, which invokes a longer command string that is defined in the SELECTION ...

National 5 Implementation: Computational constructs Selection - using if statements Programs use computational constructs such as loops and predefined functions to break programs up into sections.