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    The document discusses the switch statement in C programming. It provides the format of a switch statement and compares it to an if/else statement. It describes the components of a switch statement including the control variable, case labels, and break statements. It provides examples of using switch statements to select different actions based on the value of a variable and to test multiple conditions with a single case. It concludes with exercises for students to write switch statements for a simple calculator and to print the day of the week based on a user's number choice.

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    CS 110-Fundamentals of Computer Programming

    Decision making in C
    Asma Majeed

    1
    The switch statement
    Agenda
    To be followed in today’s lecture
    Switch format

    Comparison with if else

    Switch flow chart

    Switch components

    Fundamentals of computer programming 2


    The switch statement (Multiple-selection statement)
    • Useful when a variable or expression is tested for all the values it can
    assume and different actions are taken

    • The switch statement is often faster than nested if...else (not always).
    Also, the syntax of switch statement is cleaner and easy to understand.

    Fundamentals of computer programming 3


    switch format
    switch ( value ) {
    case '1':
    actions;
    break; // break exits from switch
    case '2':
    actions;
    break;
    default: // optional
    actions;
    break; // not necessary
    }

    Fundamentals of computer programming 4


    If-else style
    if ( choice == 0 )
    printf( “ Mango ”) ;
    else if ( choice == 1 )
    printf( “ Banana ” );
    else if ( choice == 2 )
    printf( “ Grapes ”) ;
    else if ( choice == 3 )
    printf( “ Apple ”) ;
    else if ( choice == 4 )
    printf( “ Pear ”) ;
    else
    printf(“Invalid Choice “);

    Fundamentals of computer programming 5


    The switch statement style

    int choice
    case 3:
    switch( choice ) {
    printf( “ Apple ”) ;
    case 0:
    break;
    printf( “ Mango ”) ;
    case 4:
    break;
    printf( “ Pear ”) ;
    case 1:
    break;
    printf( “ Banana ”) ;
    default:
    break;
    printf( “ Invalid Choice ”) ;
    case 2:
    break; }
    printf( “ Grapes ”) ;
    break;

    Fundamentals of computer programming 6


    To test multiple conditions
    • more efficient than if else ladders
    • Example.
    switch ( opt ){
    case ’A’: /* execute if opt == ’A’ */
    break;

    case ’B’:
    case ’C’:
    /* execute if opt == ’B’ || opt == ’C’ */
    default:
    }

    Fundamentals of computer programming 7


    8
    switch components

    • switch (control_variable or expression)


    • Must evaluate to an integer or character
    • Floats and strings are not allowed

    Fundamentals of computer programming 9


    switch components
    • case constant_expression:
    • Must be a constant
    • n + 10 is allowed provided n is a macro that represents a
    constant
    • Must evaluate to an integer or character

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    switch components
    • Multiple statements between cases do not require braces { }
    • Duplicate case labels are not allowed
    • Cases can give same result
    case 60: case 70: case 80:
    printf(“ Greater than 50”);
    break;
    • Cases do not test range of values
    • The break statement is used to prevent the code running
    into the next case.
    Fundamentals of computer programming 11
    Exercises

    • Simple Calculator using switch Statement


    • functions (add, sub, divide, multiply)

    • Write a switch statement to print the day of the week depending on


    the user’s choice of day.
    • E.g. if a user enters 1, print Monday
    • If a user enters 2, print Tuesday. and so on.
    • And if a user enters an invalid number, print Invalid day !!!

    Fundamentals of computer programming 12

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