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conditional branch

In programming, an instruction that directs the computer to another part of the program based on the results of a compare. In the following (simulated) assembly language example, the second line is the conditional branch.

COMPARE FIELDA with FIELDB
GOTO MATCHROUTINE if EQUAL.

High-level language statements, such as IF THEN ELSE and CASE, are used to express the compare and conditional branch.

conditional branch [kən′dish·ən·əl ′branch]

(computer science)

conditional jump

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After the application is executed, G-Cover generates a report showing which tagged blocks and conditional branch targets were covered by the test.

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After the application is executed, G-Cover generates a report showing which tagged blocks and conditional branch targets were covered by the test.

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