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switch Statements

When there are many conditions to evaluate, the if-else if-else statement can become complex and verbose. A much cleaner solution for some situations is the switch statement. The switch statement allows testing any integral value or string against multiple values. When the test produces a match, all statements associated with that match are executed. Here's the basic form of a switch statement:

switch(integral or string expression)
{
    case <literal-1>:
        statement(s)
        break;
        .
        .
        .
    case <literal-n>:
        statement(s)
        break;
    [default:
        statement(s)]
}

For C++ Programmers C++ accepts only integer values in a switch statement. C# accepts strings and enums as well as integers. Also, C++ permits case fall-through. C# does not. Break statements ...