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Switch statement in C ?

Switch statement is a control statement that allows us to choose only one choice among the many given choices. It is a control statement used to make a selection between many alternatives.

The switch statement is used in the following conditions:-

1.) When a decision has to be made between many alternatives.
2.) When the selection condition reduces to fixed integer value.

Syntax:-

switch(choice)
{
case value 1:
Block -1;
break;
case value 2:
Block –n;
break ;
default:
Block -d
}

Rules for declaring switch statement:-

Statements	Explaination
1.) The expression that follows the keyword switch must be evaluated to an integer .	switch(choice) // valid if choice is an integer variable. switch(i+2) // valid if I is an integer variable. switch(i+2.5) // invalid 2.5 is floating value
2.) The expression that follows the keyword case should not contain any variables.	case 90+4 // valid case i+2 // invalid since variable I is present .
3.) Two or more case labels with same value not allowed.	case 1: printf(“ok”); case 1: // invalid case 1 is already defined. printf(“not ok”);
4.) Two or more case labels can be associated with same statements.	case 1: case 2: case 3: printf(“ok”); // valid
5.) Let int i ; char c ; float f; double d;	switch(i) //valid switch(i+10) // valid switch(i+5.5) //invalid switch(c+10) //valid switch(c+d) // invalid d is double floating point not allowed
6.) case'choice'	// invalid only one character is allowed.

Q.) W.A.P to print ONE if we press 1, TWO if we press 2 and THREE if we press 3.

  #include<stdio.h>
  #include<conio.h>
  void main()
  {
  int ch;
  printf(“press any key 1 to 3 ”);
  scanf(“%d”,&ch);
  switch(ch)
  {                                                              
  case 1: 
  printf(“ONE”);
  break;
  case 2:
  printf(“TWO”);
  break;
  case 3:
  printf(“THREE”);
  break;
  default:
  printf(“press only 1 to 3”);
  }

Output

press any key 1 to 3: 2
TWO