Switch
Switch statement is used for checking conditions , which are far more in no. than those which can be checked in 'If' . These conditions are put in the various 'Cases' (or the default\error condition in 'Default'), which can check for integers , characters and strings .
Syntax for 'Switch'
switch(character)
{
case (character1) : (programming block)
case (character2) : (programming block)
}
C Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
int i=2;
switch(i) {
case 1:
printf("hello");
break;
case 2:
printf("welcome");
break;
default:
printf("bye");
break;
}
printf("\nuser");
return 0;
}
Output:
welcome user
C Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
char i='a';
switch(i) {
case 'b':
printf("hello");
break;
case 'a':
printf("welcome");
break;
default:
printf("bye");
break;
}
printf("\nuser");
return 0;
}