The switch statement in C is used for handling multiple operations for the different possibles values of a single variable called switch variable. Each value is called a case, and the variable being switched on is checked for each switch case.
The syntax of switch statement in c language is :
switch(variable)
{
case 1:
code to be executed;
break;
case 2:
code to be executed;
break;
.......
.......
default:
{
case 1:
code to be executed;
break;
case 2:
code to be executed;
break;
.......
.......
default:
code to be executed;
break;
}
break;
}
Example :
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int day;
printf("Enter a number between 1 to 7 : ");
scanf("%d",&day);
switch(day)
{
case 1:
printf("Monday");
break;
case 2:
printf("Tuesday");
break;
case 3:
printf("Wednesday");
break;
case 4:
printf("Thursday");
break;
case 5:
printf("Friday");
break;
case 6:
printf("Saturday");
break;
case 7:
printf("Sunday");
break;
default:
printf("Enter a vaild number");
}
return 0;
}
int main()
{
int day;
printf("Enter a number between 1 to 7 : ");
scanf("%d",&day);
switch(day)
{
case 1:
printf("Monday");
break;
case 2:
printf("Tuesday");
break;
case 3:
printf("Wednesday");
break;
case 4:
printf("Thursday");
break;
case 5:
printf("Friday");
break;
case 6:
printf("Saturday");
break;
case 7:
printf("Sunday");
break;
default:
printf("Enter a vaild number");
}
return 0;
}
Output :
Enter a number between 1 to 7 : 2
Tuesday
Tuesday
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