Switch Case in C

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• 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.

• The Switch executes the case where a match is found and then all subsequent cases till end, so stop that fall through we use break; statement in each case.

• A switch works with the integral or enumerated types.

Syntax :

switch(expression){
   case value1  :
      statement(s);
      break; //optional
   case value2  :
      statement(s);
      break; //optional
    .....
/* you can have any number of case statements. */
   default : //Optional
      statement(s);
  /* code to be executed if all cases are not matched */
}               

Block Diagram :

Example:

WAP to give choice to user from menu to perform action.

#include<stdio.h>
int main(){
  int x ;
  printf("MENU\n----------");
  printf("\n1. for Hello");
  printf("\n2. for Bye");
  printf("\n-----------");
  printf("\nEnter Your Choice: ");
  scanf("%d",&x);
 switch(x) {
  case 1: 
        printf("HELLO USER!!");
 	break;
  case 2:
        printf("BYE USER!!");
	break;
  default: 
        printf("INVALID!!");
  }//switch closed
 }              

OUTPUT:

MENU
-----------
1. for Hello
2. for Bye
-----------
Enter Your Choice: 1
HELLO USER!!

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