SWITCH STATEMENT

WHAT IS A SWITCH STATEMENT?

❖ Switch statements are another way of handling decision making in your program.

❖ Switch statements work just like if-else statements.

❖ The reason when they are used is when you have a bunch of if else if statements and it becomes
difficult to read then you it change your code to use Switch statements.

❖ A switch statement allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of values.

❖ It is a multiple choice selection statement.

❖ It will be executed according to user choice.

 HOW DOES A SWITCH STATEMENT WORKS
IN C ++ PROGRAM?

1. The switch expression is evaluated once.

2. The value of the expression is compared with the values of each case.
3. If there is a match ,the associated block of code is executed.
4. If there is no match, the default block of code is executed.
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SYNTAX: HOW TO WRITE SWITCH STATEMENT?
 RULES OF SWITCH STATEMENT

• An expression must always execute to a result.

• Case labels must be constants and unique.
• Case labels must end with a colon ( : ).
• A break keyword must be present in each case.
• There can be only one default label.
• We can nest multiple switch statements.
• The expression used in switch must be integral type ( int, char and enum). Any other type of
expression is not allowed.
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SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS IN C++ PROGRAM USING SWITCH
STATEMENT.
1. Write a C++ program to print day of week name with your emotion each day using switch case statement.

2. Write a C++ program to assess your weight status during the quarantine period using switch statement.