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The Case Control Structure

The document discusses the case control structure in C programming using switch-case-default. It provides the general syntax for switch statements and explains that break statements are needed to exit each case. Tips are given such as cases can be in any order and common code can be shared between cases. Advantages are that switch structures the program, but disadvantages are cases must be integer or char constants. The document also briefly discusses the goto keyword.

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The Case Control Structure

The document discusses the case control structure in C programming using switch-case-default. It provides the general syntax for switch statements and explains that break statements are needed to exit each case. Tips are given such as cases can be in any order and common code can be shared between cases. Advantages are that switch structures the program, but disadvantages are cases must be integer or char constants. The document also briefly discusses the goto keyword.

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The case control structure

Decisions Using switch


• The control statement that allows us to make a decision
from the number of choices is called a switch, or more
correctly a switch-case-default.
• General syntax
switch(integer expression)
{ case constant 1:
do this;
case constant 2:
do this;
case constant 3:
do this;
default:
do this;
}
Decisions Using switch…
• Use of break statement.
void main()
{ int x=2;
switch(x)
{ case 1:
printf(“I am in case 1 \n”);
break;
case 2:
printf(“I am in case 2 \n”);
break;
case 3:
printf(“I am in case 3 \n”);
break;
default:
printf(“I am in default \n”);
}
}
The tips and traps
• We can put the cases in any order.
• You are also allowed to use char values in case
and switch.
• When we use char they are actually replaced by
the ASCII values.
• We can execute a common set of statements for
multiple cases.
• Multiple statement can be executed in each
case. There is not need to enclose them within a
pair of braces (unlike if, and else).
• Every statement in a switch must belong to
some case or the other.
The tips and traps
• Is switch a replacement for if ? Yes and no.
• Following switch statements are legal
switch(i*j*k)
switch(23+45%4*k)
switch(a<4 && b>7)
• case 3+4 is correct .
• case a+b is incorrect.
• switch may occur within another.
Advantage Disadvantage
Advantages
• switch is more structured program.
• The level of indentation is manageable.
Disadvantages
• One can not have a case in a switch which looks
like: case i<20:
• Even a float is not allowed. Only int constant
and char constant or an expression that
evaluates to one of these constants are allowed.
The goto keyword
• General syntax
------
-----
main()
{
---
goto sos;
---
---
sos :
---
---
}
• Avoid goto keyword !
• The exit() function is a standard library function which
terminates the execution of the program.

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